BIG problem with voles and moles

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Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:29:21 -0500
From: Sue Merris
Subject: voles and moles

I am having a BIG problem with these little critters.  Went out this week to pluck some carrots out of the ground and found that they had burrowed down and made a tunnel the entire length of the row and ate every last  one of them.  Ooh I was MAD.  Last year I tried lining the rows with some small gravel before planting and that didn’t seem to work.  I bought a product at SS in Carrboro that is supposed to run them off by the smell.  And is guaranteed non toxic and organic.  Any more suggestions.

I am considering building new beds and lining them with wire.  How’s that sound?  But they seem to come in from the top as I see the holes so am not sure that would work.  I am stumped.  Maybe a good outside cat that’s a mouser?  Where can I find one?

Help!  and Thanks,

Sue Merris

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Sue -Al Cooke should be able to provide you with some good information.

Here’s a link to some previous Chatlist posts about voles –
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