It is active all year round and its presence can be noticed by small mounds on the lawn. Be careful, it’s not a mole at all. It is called a water rat and is not much larger than a hamster, but it can wreak real havoc in the garden. Find out how to get rid of the vole and make sure it never comes back to your garden.
How to recognize the presence of a vole in the garden? It creates small mounds on the lawn like a mole
The water vole is a rodent from the hamster family, which has dark brown fur and reaches a length of 12 to 25 centimeters. It weighs up to 300 grams, but its inconspicuous weight should not fool us. It feeds on tubers, roots, bulbs and rhizomes, and builds a network of tunnels and a nest underground, thereby destroying the roots of plants in the garden. We can recognize the presence of the water vole by small mounds on the lawn. However, they are smaller than those left behind.
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How to get rid of water vole from the garden? Plant these plants and it will take off in no time
When fighting the vole, remember that this rodent is partially protected in Poland, so the methods of getting rid of the pest should be safe for it. A good way is to plant repellent plants. The water vole is sensitive to smells, and if we plant mint, lavender or garlic in the garden, it will certainly quickly leave our property. Additionally, we can put cotton balls soaked in essential oils or dried twigs of the above plants into the mound.
Source: Gazeta
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