I may not have expressed this correctly. What I meant to say is that if you have an infestation it is almost certainly one or the other and the first step is to figure out which. Bare paths after a persistent snow melts are certainly voles while raised sod tunnels are almost certainly moles. -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Eck Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 11:01 AM To: 'Rick Buell'; 'Pacific Bulb Society' Subject: Re: [pbs] Saffron and pests It's worth mentioning that moles are almost exclusively carnivorous while voles are almost exclusively vegetarian. AND, in spite of some claims, nothing other than the most crude measures (dynamite, etc) works to control both. Although some cats will kill moles, mine will not attack them (possibly because of the poisonous spurs). I have seen a mole nudge my cat aside to eat some dry catfood out of its bowl.