Rodents & Varmints

Owl box success stories and challenges

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Owl boxes, which are small, usually wooden, boxes built to accommodate owl nesting, have been utilized on agricultural land to help with the reduction of voles and the damage they cause. Studies by the University of Idaho show that an average barn owl family (two adults and five owlets) nesting near agricultural land can consume over 2,000 voles within three months. Barn owlets alone can eat about three voles a day until they leave the nest.

Technology advancements drive shifts in pest control strategies

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Technology marches onward, changing work processes and management in every industry. These continually evolving advances are also greatly affecting modern agriculture, including how pests are controlled.

Gopher damages to pasture and hay lands

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:00:01 -0400

Livestock pests aren’t limited to grubs, lice, flies or other types of flying insects. Rodents also damage feed sources and supplies, forage and grain harvesting equipment, and range and pasture lands.

Rodent problems are never an easy task

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:00:01 -0400

Rats and mice can raise havoc with buildings and their contents, and burrowing rodents such as prairie dogs, ground squirrels and pocket gophers can damage fields, pastures and crops.