Jeff in Manassas writes: “I could use some advice. We have a mole (or several moles by the looks of it) making a home in our yard. They’re in the grass and flower beds and we’re at a complete loss as ...

Yard mole removal typically costs between $100 and $550, with the national average cost at $400. A number of factors can affect the total cost of mole removal from a yard, such as the level of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whenever we have a snowy winter, my garden beds are overrun in March with burrowing critters that eat and destroy the roots of plants. I presume they are moles or voles. Any advice? Moles and voles ...

As most people have begun mowing their lawns, they may have noticed the familiar mole runs or a curious above-ground network of runways. This is perhaps the most visual difference between the effects ...

Do you know the difference between a mole and a vole? It’s important to know before you start blaming one of them for damage to your landscape. One way to distinguish the difference is by the diet of ...

Nothing kills the joy of a morning walk faster than finding holes or random heaps of soil in the yard. And, unfortunately, what you're seeing on your lawn is just the tip of the iceberg. The real ...

Two of the most notorious pests in our area are moles and voles. They have similar-sounding names, and both create havoc in our home gardens. Other than that, they have little in common. To control ...

During a garden seminar a few weeks ago in Muskegon, several questions came up that I was not prepared to answer on the spot. I promised the group I'd respond in the paper, especially since the ...

Have you tried to gently shake limp leaves from an unhealthy-looking shrub only to find yourself pulling the entire plant out of the ground? If this scene brings back bad memories, you probably also ...