Re: help, voles!

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

I would not recommend a mouser...in my city, it is against the law to 
allow cats (and dogs) to roam. You  might want to check what local 
regulations are. I am a cat and dog owner and I would not allow my 
cat to roam any more than my dog.

Usually what's recommended are mouse or rat traps or live traps.

jems

>Rich:
>
>First make sure you really have voles.  Most voles simply scurry in  leaf
>litter and on the surface though they may use mole and chipmunk 
>tunnels.  Best
>way to know what you've got is to trap one and get a  positive id.  Use an old
>fashioned mouse trap baited with small pieces of  apple.  As I recall voles
>are the most reproductive mammal in North America  so early control is really
>important.  I also agree, nothing like a good  mouser.  Critical to 
>control them
>before winter as that's when they can be  extremely destructive to shrubs and
>trees at ground level and perennial crowns  and roots.
>
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