Vole, Mole & Gopher Control
Voles, moles and gophers keep the lawn smooth
Voles, moles and gophers each damage your lawn differently. Our lawn team inspects the damage, identifies which animal it is, and treats it with the right approach.
How do you tell which animal is damaging your Minnesota lawn, and how does the Brothers lawn team help? We inspect the damage and identify whether it's voles, moles, or gophers, because each one needs a different treatment. Then we treat it and help you repair the lawn afterward.
Identification
Is it voles, moles or gophers?
Voles
Surface runways in matted grass, most visible after snow melts in spring
Moles
Raised ridges and volcano-shaped mounds pushed up from below
Gophers
Fan-shaped mounds with a plugged hole, usually in drier areas
Why Minnesota lawns get vole damage under the snow
Voles stay active under the snow all winter, tunneling through the grass and feeding on roots and stems. The snow hides the damage, so most homeowners don't see it until the snow melts in spring and the runways are exposed.
Our process
How do you get rid of voles?
We inspect the damage and identify which animal it is, because each one needs a different treatment
For voles we use bait stations, similar to the ones used for mice, and a yard usually needs more stations than a typical mouse job. Moles and gophers get their own treatment, which the office confirms after the inspection.
Note that voles in the lawn are a different job from mice inside the house. For residential pest control that covers the home itself, see our residential page
See our full lawn care programAfter treatment
Repairing the lawn afterward
Once the animals are under control, we can aerate and overseed the damaged areas to fill the runways and mounds back in. See our aeration and overseeding for the details
Lawn team
We identify the animal and treat it the right way
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Family-owned in Jordan since 2021
No rigid contracts
We tell you what you need, and what you don't
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Common questions
How do you get rid of voles?
How do I tell if it's voles, moles or gophers?
Why does my lawn get vole damage under the snow?
Can you repair the lawn afterward?
When is vole damage worst in Minnesota?
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Seeing runways or mounds?
Tell us what you're seeing in the lawn. We'll inspect the damage and identify which animal it is.
