If you’ve discovered mysterious tunnels or chewed tracks through your lawn once the snow melts, you may be dealing with a vole infestation. These small but destructive rodents can cause extensive — and expensive — damage to landscaping, trees, and gardens. At Martin’s Pest Control, our team specializes in vole control services across Calgary and Southern Alberta, helping homeowners reclaim their yards from these persistent pests.

What Do Voles Look Like?
Voles are often mistaken for field mice due to their similar size and shape, but they’re more closely related to muskrats. These small, stocky rodents are typically dark grey-brown with short legs, small black eyes, and a short tail. They grow slightly larger than the average house mouse and are known for their high breeding rate, producing 5 to 10 litters per year.
Although voles live less than a year, their population can grow quickly, making it vital to act fast if you suspect activity in your yard.

How Voles Damage Calgary Yards
Unlike mice or rats, voles rarely enter homes. Instead, they create underground tunnel systems where they live, breed, and store food. During Calgary’s cold winters, they stay just below the surface, using the snow as insulation while feeding on plant roots and bark.
Their tunneling destroys root systems, bulbs, grass, and shrubs, causing plants to wilt or die. Homeowners often don’t realize the extent of the damage until spring arrives and snowmelt reveals gnawed trails and dead vegetation throughout the lawn and garden.
Without professional treatment, voles can return season after season, continuing to cause costly landscaping damage.

Health and Disease Risks
While voles aren’t aggressive toward humans or pets, they can still pose a health risk. Their urine and droppings can carry parasites and harmful bacteria, contaminating soil and surrounding areas. Over time, this can create unsafe conditions for pets and children playing outdoors.
Proper cleanup and vole removal by professionals ensures your yard remains safe, clean, and pest-free.

Professional Vole Removal in Calgary
At Martin’s Pest Control, we take a targeted, humane, and effective approach to vole management. Our trained technicians will:

• Inspect your property to identify vole tunnels, nests, and food sources.

• Develop a customized control plan to remove active populations.

• Implement long-term prevention strategies to keep voles from returning.

We handle infestations of all sizes and help restore the health and appearance of your yard.

Protect Your Property with Martin’s Pest Control
Don’t let voles take over your lawn or garden. Whether you’re noticing surface tunnels under the snow or bare patches of grass in the spring, Martin’s Pest Control can help. Our experienced team provides safe, reliable vole control for homes and properties throughout Calgary and Southern Alberta.

📞 Contact us today to schedule your inspection and stop voles from causing further damage.