1. Biological pest control is gaining greater acceptance as an important part of integrated pest management for sustainable agriculture. However, knowledge regarding biological control of rodent pests ...

CALDWELL, Idaho — Brad McIntyre hit a stumbling block two years ago in his efforts to improve farm production by mimicking nature — vole populations spiked, and the rodents began decimating his crops.

Some readers are not sure whether their garden damage comes from moles, voles or other tunneling animals. I recently asked naturalist Dave Pehling, an assistant Snohomish County extension agent and ...

Few pests annoy me more than voles. They suck down seedlings overnight, leaving no evidence that a plant had stood there unless you count the two-inch hole in the soil. Or they just devour the roots, ...

While most Winnipeggers are welcoming the spring weather and the long-awaited snow-melt, the lack of white stuff on some homeowners’ lawns is revealing an unexpected mess. Damage and destruction ...