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Meadow Voles (Microtis pennsylvanicus) and Pine Voles (Microtus pinetorum) are the two species found on Long Island. Their average lifespan is only 6 months to 2 years. They measure between 4”-7 1/2” long and weigh around 1/2oz-2 1/2oz. Meadow voles are the larger of the two and have a longer tail that extends past their hind foot. Both species use “runs” or tunnels to navigate through lawns, golf courses, ornamental plant beds and gardens. Their runs can sometimes resemble lightening bolts with sharp jagged patterns and can almost look like small mole burrows just below the surface. Unlike moles, their runs usually end flush and are not know to have large mounds. Voles are prolific twelve months out of the year, they even breed and bear young in the winter months. Their tunnels are very noticeable after significant snow accumulation because they stay very active and eat grass roots under the snow leaving telltale dead grass tufts after it all melts away.
Voles are vegetarians that eat perennial bulbs, vegetables, garden fruits, shrubs, legumes, potatoes, root crops and grass. They also girdle trees by eating the bark off their bases, which in turn usually stunts or kills the affected plant. Voles are diurnal, so they are active both day and night. They spend almost eighty percent of their time underground but come out to forage for food and water. When you see a vole on your property, remember that they live in colonies, so that may not be the same exact vole you see each morning.
Example of Meadow vole damage to lawn
Example of Meadow Vole tunnel entry (1" to 2")
Meadow vole above ground foraging for food
Ulinzi wa Wanyama wa Pori wa Kalibri ya Juu (HCP) Humane Trapping, Exclusion & Relocation Service Meadow Voles (Microtis pennsylvanicus) na Pine Voles (Microtus pinetorum) ni spishi mbili zinazopatikana Long Island. Kwa wastani, wanaishi kwa miezi sita hadi miaka miwili. Wao kupima kati ya 4 <unk> 7 <unk> 2 <unk> urefu na uzito karibu 2 <unk> 2 <unk> 1 <unk> 2 <unk> 1 <unk>. Ndege aina ya meadow voles ni wakubwa kuliko wengine wawili na wana mkia mrefu unaopita kwenye mguu wao wa nyuma. Spishi zote mbili hutumia "mbio" au mifereji ya kuendesha kupitia nyasi, viwanja vya gofu, vitanda vya mimea ya mapambo na bustani. Nyakati nyingine, miale yao hufanana na umeme wenye umbo la mviringo na inaweza kuonekana kama mashimo madogo ya chungu yaliyo chini ya uso wa dunia. Tofauti na chembechembe, kwa kawaida mbio zao huisha kwa usawa na hazijulikani kuwa na vilima vikubwa. Ndege hao huzaana kwa miezi kumi na miwili kwa mwaka, hata huzaana na kuzaa watoto katika miezi ya majira ya baridi kali. Matofali yao yanaonekana sana baada ya mkusanyiko mkubwa wa theluji kwa sababu wanabaki hai sana na kula mizizi ya nyasi chini ya theluji na kuacha vifuniko vya nyasi vilivyofa baada ya yote kuyeyuka. Vole ni mboga wanaokula bulbs perennial, mboga, matunda ya bustani, vichaka, mboga, viazi, mazao ya mizizi na nyasi. Pia hufunga miti kwa kula magamba ya miti hiyo, na hilo kwa kawaida huathiri au kuua mmea huo. Ndege hao huishi mchana, kwa hiyo wao hufanya kazi mchana na usiku. Wao hutumia karibu asilimia themanini ya wakati wao chini ya ardhi lakini hutoka nje kutafuta chakula na maji. Ikiwa unaona ndege wa aina ya vole katika nyumba yako, kumbuka kwamba wao huishi katika makoloni, hivyo huenda isiwe ndege wa aina hiyo ambayo unaona kila asubuhi. Mfano wa Meadow vole uharibifu kwa lawn Mfano wa Meadow vole kuingia handaki (1" kwa 2") Meadow vole juu ya ardhi foraging kwa ajili ya chakula