My standard answer to vole infestation, then, is “Get some snakes”.<

a birdwatcher. But I wonder if I could encourage weasels to live nearby?
They are tremendous hunters, if only they would hunt in my garden.
Blood meal, sprinkled at the entrances to their tunnels, will make them
move.
The garden here used to be infested with voles but not any more. I
attribute that, in part, to border collies, who loathe having voles in
their yard and, when young and active, dispatch them very efficiently, and
also in part to the large number of predators here. Owls, hawks, and a
large population of snakes. Not just garter snakes, but big snakes (over a
meter long) like racers and bullsnakes.
My standard answer to vole infestation, then, is “Get some snakes”.
Bob Nold
Denver, Colorado
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