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Voles

Although tiny, voles can be destructive. Voles damage trees and hinder seed emergence. Reducing vole populations in border areas and buffer strips is critical to protecting orchards and fields.

About Voles

Voles are active day and night, year-round. They do not hibernate and are most active at dawn and dusk. Meadow and pine voles live in fence rows and uncultivated areas near pastures, orchards and hay fields. Vole runways are typically 1.5 inches wide. Finding runways immediately after snowmelt or finding small burrows with conical piles are likely indications of vole infestation.

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NoTox product

NoTox

NoTox is a non-toxic bait which can be used for monitoring rodent activity in and around cropland and agricultural buildings. The unique triangular mini blocks are designed to help identify gnaw marks and determine which species are present. Each block contains a red dye that is highly visible in rodent droppings, creating another point of rodent identification. Using NoTox is a great way to help inform your rodenticide baiting strategy.

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BorderLine (RUP)

BorderLine® bait is a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) labeled to help prevent Norway rats, roof rats, house mice and voles from getting into crop fields and agricultural structures. When used as directed, BorderLine can create a zone of control in field border areas adjacent to crops. The bait is pelleted for palatability and formulated with 50 ppm chlorophacinone, a multi-feed anticoagulant, for effective control. Pellets are also paraffinized to resist rain and irrigated conditions. 

Rozol Vole Bait (RUP)

Rozol® Vole Bait is built for agriculture. It’s formulated with paraffin in a pellet form so it can be used in damp conditions before and after snowpack. Using Rozol® Vole Bait reduces the chances of tree and root girdling and production losses from voles on your property. Rozol® Vole Bait is a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP).

Damage

Voles can cause extensive damage to orchards, ornamentals and tree plantings. They consume foliage, seeds, stems, bulbs and gnaw on the roots and bark of seedlings and mature trees. This damage, called girdling, disrupts the flow of nutrients and water into the tree. They can kill tree seedlings and smaller plants or increase the risk of disease by exposing vulnerable plant tissue. Vole damage also causes foliage and production loss.

Region information

Voles can be found in every state of the mainland U.S. and Canada. More than 23 species of voles (genus Microtus) live in North America.

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