Vole Control In Gaithersburg MD

Comprehensive Vole Control For Gaithersburg, MD

When you think of pest control in Gaithersburg, you may just be considering the interior of your home, but pests like voles can cause quite a lot of damage without ever coming inside. Voles damage lawns, trees, gardens, and landscaping and they can be tough to eliminate on your own. The experts at Miche Pest Control are well equipped to eliminate voles and other common pests around your home or business. 

If you’d like to learn more about our vole control services or other residential or commercial services you can call or reach out to us online for immediate answers. We offer free quotes and a pest free guarantee on all of our services. Our products are registered with the EPA and safe for use around homes and businesses and we can offer organic products upon request. Reach out to us today to get started with your first service!

Are You Noticing Damage To Your Gaithersburg Lawn?

When it comes to lawns, different kinds of damage can happen, appearing as yellow or brown patches, pooling water, thinning areas, dense areas of weeds, and other similar visual indications. Lawn damage can be caused by multiple issues, including:

• Excess insect populations
• Birds and other animals
• Pet urine
• Over-watering and irrigation issues
• Drought
• Turf diseases 
• Overfertilization
• Compacted soil
• Too much shade

It can be challenging to identify the source of the damage if you aren't familiar with the specific symptoms and the problems that cause them. And understanding what is causing the damage is essential to rectifying it. Below you can learn about voles in Gaithersburg, a damaging lawn rodent, and how to keep them from causing further issues on your property. 

Have You Heard Of Voles Around Gaithersburg?

Not to be confused with moles, small mammals that live underground, voles are small rodents with a similar appearance to mice. Like other rodents, voles have incisors that keep growing. They are identifiable by the following:

• Stocky body about five to eight inches long
• Brown or black fur
• Short legs
• Small eyes and ears
• Short, fur-covered tail

Although omnivores and voles primarily eat grasses, roots, bark, seeds, and plants, they will also eat insects. They spend most of their time underground, sometimes feeding above ground. Above ground, voles seek shelter in dense foliage and ground cover. 

Unlike mice, voles are rarely an issue indoors and instead are a problem outside. Check out the following section to learn how to identify damage caused by this pest.

The Damage Voles Cause In Gaithersburg

As mentioned above, voles live underground, building intricate burrow and tunnel systems. Even though voles are small animals, they can cause significant and costly damage in a residential yard. Here is what you should know about damage caused by voles:

• Voles create paths that are about 1 to 2 inches wide.
• Paths created by these animals will almost look like lightning on the ground because of their zig-zag pattern.
• When voles tunnel, they create multiple entryways, which will look like small mounds of dirt scattered around the yard.
• If you have voles in your yard, you might also see dead patches of grass, which can look sun-damaged.
• As they feed on plant roots, they can cause the plants to die.
• They will also chew on young trees and bushes, leaving noticeable gnaw marks.

Also, like other rodents, voles reproduce quickly, having multiple litters in a year, so they can quickly overtake your yard, causing more damage.

Something else to remember about these pests is that they can carry different diseases, spreading them to people through droppings and urine. Because of this, you also do not want to try and pick up one of these animals.

Whether you have had your landscaping professionally designed and maintained or do it independently, you know just how expensive it can be. With pests like voles in your yard, you run the risk of them damaging ornamental plants, trees, and the turf. So don't let these pests cause you money and stress; look to pest control experts for assistance with removal and control.

Vole Control For Gaithersburg Residents

If you are concerned about voles in your yard, you don't have to worry about eliminating them on your own. Miche Pest Control has assisted Gaithersburg residents with voles and other critters for several years through professional and reliable pest control.

Voles rarely become an issue inside a home, but they can happen. If it does, you shouldn't try to remove them on your own. Miche Pest Control can remove and prevent them from getting back inside by locating accessible entry points. 

At Miche Pest Control, we use tamper-resistant bait stations, placing them in vole paths to remove active voles and at the edges of your yard to keep new ones from invading.

While our bait stations will help to prevent voles on your property, we also recommend the following tips to make your yard less appealing to these animals:

• Keep the foliage and the grass cut to the lowest, healthiest length
• Remove ground cover and weeds
• Clear any debris such as leaf and stick piles
• Fill any ground holes
• Store firewood properly; off the ground near the outer perimeter of your yard
• Place tree guards around young trees 
• Remove bird feeds because they can drop seeds, which voles can feed on

Don't waste your time with DIY methods or store-bought products; if you think you have a vole problem, call Miche Pest Control today!