Mice and Voles will often use mole tunnels. Moles tunnel at a rate of approximately 15 feet per hour and work up to 17 hours per day so the damage can be extensive. Moles will push up the turf as they make their underground tunnels. You may be wondering, “Where do moles live in the winter?” Because moles reside below ground, they are rarely seen.
This is the primary economic damage caused and the reason you want to control the voles. However, voles do cause considerable permanent damage by girdling shrubs. There usually is no permanent damage to the turf. Vole and mice tracks in the snow are unsightly at first, but, as the grass begins to grow, they will most often repair themselves. These are the runways the rodents used in their daily activity. As the snow recedes, particularly next to landscape beds tan, above-ground “trails” can often be seen meandering throughout the lawn. They both operate above ground, under the snow.īoth of these rodents can cause a lot of damage, going unnoticed until Spring when the snow goes away. The animals we are most concerned about from a turfgrass and landscape standpoint are field mice, meadow voles and moles.įield mice and meadow voles look similar except voles has a short stubby tail while a field mouse has a long tail.
They are very active, foraging for food and insulation for their burrows. Unlike bears, ground hogs and many others that hibernate, the “critters’ that live under the snow do not. Danger under the Snow Moles, Voles, and Mice in Grass Under the SnowĮven with snow on the ground, life goes on in the lawn and shrub beds.
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