Photo from Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI am starting to think that a successful breeding strategy is a common characteristic for garden pests. Yep, the Meadow Vole is also a prolific breeder that is capable of having 12 litters per year. Typically, each litter will have between 4 and 6 young but some species have been known to have as many as 11 babies in one litter. No wonder these critters need to steal food from your garden….look at how many mouths they have to feed.<\/p>\n
Meadow Vole Fast Fact – <\/strong>Interestingly enough, the Meadow Vole tends to be nocturnal during the summer months but once winter rolls around they start hanging out during the day. My guess is they like soaking up the nice winter sunshine before going back underground to destroy your overwintering plants.<\/p>\nThat does it for another Garden Pest. I hope you enjoyed learning about the Meadow Vole and will join me tomorrow for the last Garden Pest Wild Fact of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As I mentioned in yesterday’s White-Tailed Deer post, we are heading back to the smaller garden pests, but don’t worry we won’t be learning about insects today. Instead, we are going to explore the life of a small rodent that can do unbelievable damage to your garden crops. By now, you probably realize I am talking about the Meadow Vole, which are also known as Field Mice in North America. The term “Field Mice” represents different animals in Europe and South America. Well, let’s head out to the field and start searching for the pesky Meadow Vole. Our little vole <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,2168,2172,2169,2173,2167,2170,4025,1926,2171],"yoast_head":"\n
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