Recognize vole in the lawn
A vole can be recognized in the lawn by several features:
- Small piles with entrances, similar to molehills, only a little smaller
- Corridors just below the lawn that collapse when you step on them
- Nibbled roots and dying plants from root damage
also read
- Killing vole: methods and alternatives
- Catch a vole with a pincer trap
- Set up vole shot trap
Drive vole out of the lawn
Voles love their home, so it's important to convince them that they need to move. All measures must therefore be carried out repeatedly over a longer period of time. It is also advisable to combine different methods to increase the likelihood that the vole will run away. The most effective Evictions belong:
- Strong smells from enemies (cats, dogs), essential oils or Butyric acid get going
- Build a vole repeller yourself
- Plants that smell unpleasant for voles plant
- Vole exits flood
The use of one is less recommended Ultrasound machine, because the "noise" also affects other animals such as B. the beneficial bats is uncomfortable.
Catch a vole
Another option is to catch the vole in the lawn. For this you use a Live trap from the specialist trade. If the live trap is properly equipped and placed in the lawn in such a way that no human odor adheres to it, this method can be successful. The trap must be checked several times a day so that the vole does not starve to death or die of thirst if the catch is successful.
Kill the vole
A method that is not very animal friendly is to kill the vole. Since this is not under protection, this is allowed, but it is not a recommended measure. On the one hand, there are killing traps Pincer traps, which crush the vole and, in the worst case, do not kill it immediately, so that the vole dies a painfully slow death. On the other hand, there are gunshot traps, which pose a great danger to pets and children and which must be set up correctly in order to avoid injuries. Classic mouse traps with a snap trigger are extremely unfriendly to animals, as a painful death is quite likely. It is therefore imperative to refrain from using this method.
Tips
Beware of the mole!!! Make sure that the animal in the lawn is really a vole. Moles are under protection and must not be killed under any circumstances!
