Eradicating a mole in your yard is almost next to impossible — unless you use a spring-loaded trap that makes sure the varmint never returns again. In the past, spring-loaded traps were difficult to ...

Although you may scratch your head over what animal is digging holes in your yard, there’s no mistaking when that animal is a mole. You’re not likely to see one above ground, but the hills and ruts a ...

When you see a series of 3- to 5-inch rounded, raised ridges breaking the surface of your lawn that are accompanied by tiny dirt volcanoes, you know you have moles tunneling below ground. Moles cause ...

What is the difference between a mole and a vole? Remember “M” for mole, which eats “meat” like earthworms and grubworms. Remember “V” for vole, or as in “vegetarian,” or a critter that eats plant ...

The surveillance meant hours in an unmarked car, staring down at a Kenmore home, waiting for something to happen. But, in the end, wildlife officer Lance Stevens Jr. got his man. David Krick, aka, The ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. As you walk onto your carefully manicured lawn, an ...

Moles live almost entirely underground, so you are not likely to ever see them. What you will see are the unique aboveground ridges that moles make as they tunnel searching for food. But unlike other ...

One of the best parts of spring is seeing all of the wildlife seemingly come to life around us. Unfortunately, that activity can also bring new challenges to homeowners. One of the most common and ...

The continuing leaks of National Security Agency material by Edward Snowden so dominate the news that you don't hear much these days about Cold War–style moles burrowing through the CIA, FBI and ...

Q: I have been unsuccessful in getting rid of gophers from my lawn. I have tried poison (rejected back to the surface), flooding the tunnels (only softens the ground for ease of tunneling), and a ...