The Cute But Destructive California Vole | Home & Garden

These shy creatures generally move very quickly.  If  don’t look quickly you can miss them or barely catch a glimpse of them out of the corner of your eye.  They can be so fast and illusive that you’re tempted to believe you’re hallucinating.  Active during the day, California Voles, Microtus californicus , sometimes called Meadow Mice cause extensive damage to fruits, vegetables and flowering plants. They are known feed on tree bark, ornamental plantings, turf grasses and Dichondra.  They damage plants