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Wildlife we capture
Vole (Field Mouse) Extermination
Your lawn is striped with surface tunnels. Your shrub roots are chewed. Your tulip bulbs have disappeared. The mulch around your foundation is swarming with small rodents.
The field mouse — more precisely the meadow vole — isn't a house mouse. It's an outdoor rodent that destroys gardens, lawns, shrubs and young trees by digging a network of shallow tunnels. And unlike house mice, voles don't come inside — they ravage your property.
Vole vs mouse: two completely different problems
The most common mistake: treating a vole like a mouse. Voles are herbivores (roots, bulbs, bark), live exclusively outdoors and create surface tunnels. Mice are omnivores, enter buildings and live in walls. The traps and baits used for mice are ineffective against voles.
The damage
- Lawns — Surface tunnels visible in spring after snowmelt. Dead grass zones following travel routes.
- Gardens — Bulbs devoured, vegetable roots chewed, plants destroyed from below.
- Shrubs and young trees — Bark gnawed at the base (under snow cover in winter), which can kill the tree. Typical damage in the Laurentides.
- Foundation insulation — Voles tunnel into exposed polystyrene foundations to nest.
Our approach
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Identification
Confirming they're actually voles (not moles or mice). Identification determines the strategy.
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Targeted treatment
Bait stations specific to voles, placed directly in active tunnels. Products adapted for outdoor use.
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Habitat management
Advice to make your property less attractive: reduce mulch near foundations, mow short in fall, protect tree trunks with spiral guards.
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Seasonal follow-up
Vole populations fluctuate (3–5 year cycles). Spring and fall follow-ups prevent population explosions.
Frequently asked questions
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How do I tell voles from moles?
Moles dig deep and leave mounds of dirt (molehills). Voles dig near the surface — you see tunnels about 3–4 cm wide in the grass. Voles eat roots; moles eat earthworms.
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Do cats control voles?
A hunting cat can help reduce the population, but can't control an established infestation. Voles reproduce rapidly (5–10 litters per year) and their tunnels protect them from predators.
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When should treatment happen?
Spring (after snowmelt) and fall (before snow) are the best times. In spring, winter damage is visible and active tunnels are easy to identify.
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Do tree guards work?
Yes. Spiral tree guards or mesh at the base of trunks effectively protect the bark in winter. It's a simple, inexpensive preventive measure that we systematically recommend.
Service areas
Service areas
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Outaouais
Gatineau, Hull, Aylmer, Buckingham, Chelsea, Wakefield
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Ottawa and area
Bilingual service across the river
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Laurentians
MRC Antoine-Labelle, Mont-Laurier, Rivière-Rouge, cottages and forested properties
Your vole tunnels will get worse in spring. Get treated now.
Free estimate. Specialized vole treatment. Prevention advice.