Pest on crop
Vole Damage on june-bearing strawberry
Microtus species
Field voles and meadow voles girdle young fruit-tree trunks under snow cover during winter and chew root crops. The leading cause of mysterious orchard losses.
- Pest
- Vole Damage
- Scientific name
- Microtus species
- Crop
- June-Bearing Strawberry
- Total hosts
- 17
Vole Damage on june-bearing strawberry
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Signs on june-bearing strawberry
- ▸ Chewed bark at the base of trunks visible after snow melt, often killing trees outright
- ▸ Surface runways through grass and mulch
- ▸ Tunnels at the soil surface
- ▸ Damage to root crops in storage and in-ground
IPM controls
- ✓ Hardware-cloth trunk guards (1/4 inch mesh) extended 6 inches above expected snow line and 2 inches below soil
- ✓ Keep mulch pulled back 6 inches from trunks during winter
- ✓ Mow orchard floor short before snow accumulation eliminates cover
- ✓ Snap traps under cover boards along runways
- ✓ Encourage owls and hawks with perches and nest boxes
Other crops affected by vole damage
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