Please help.
I have mole, vole, or
mouse tunnels through my
yard. Even though the garden is close by, they haven't done any noticeable damage to it yet. Most of the tunnels are next to mature bushes and
trees. I will see a pile of fresh soil but not a hole, from that pile I can usually make out tunnels that are close to the surface running in both directions.
My cats have been great in the past catching mice and what I
think is a shrew (pointed nose), but they haven't caught anything this summer. I've tried poison peanuts and smoke bombing the newest looking tunnel locations. When I find some new soil dug up, I will dig into the tunnel and I'll either stick some poison peanuts in the tunnel or one of those poison smoke sticks, put a board across the tunnel and cover it with dirt so I don't collapse it. The damage to the yard and the amount of runs seem to have slowly increased all summer.
What are these things and how do I combat them, I have yet to catch a glimpse.
Also, they don't seem to be killing the grass so I'm thinking they might be searching for bugs or worms?
Thank you,
Jason - West Virginia hills.