Learn to tell these critters apart, and handle them safely, with advice from experts. Damian Kuzdak/Getty Images If you find a small, furry creature crawling around in your garden, would you know if ...

small heap of soil with a hole sits in the yard - natureman30/Shutterstock Nothing kills the joy of a morning walk faster than finding holes or random heaps of soil ...

Apply insecticides, especially grub control, to your lawn. Check with your local university co-op extension service (find yours here) to learn the right time to do it in your area. Moles may go ...

What are those varmints in my garden? Are they moles, voles or gophers? Moles are small, insect-eating mammals. If you see mounds of dirt and surface runways, you may have moles. Voles, or meadow mice ...

It’s an exasperating experience. You go to the nursery, pick out a flowering plant, shrub or tree and bring it home only to have some critter damage or destroy it within the first week. Pests cause ...

I have been bombarded with questions about moles, voles, and pocket gophers lately. Identifying which mammal is causing damage seems to be a major problem among lawn owners. Therefore I will try to ...

You can determine the source of holes in your yard without mounds by inspecting the damage and watching for animals. Insects like grubs, wasps, and bees could be the source of this damage. Animals ...

If the cause of these mounds is a protected species, contact a professional before trying to get rid of them. Having large dirt mounds in your yard is a problem for a few reasons: You can trip over ...

Nature is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can wreak havoc on a garden. Insects and wildlife have to eat, of course, and when we lay out a veritable buffet, who can blame them for gorging ...

Being able to spot the difference between the damage caused by moles and voles is key when trying to banish these pets from your lawn and garden.