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KILLING OR CAPTURING VOLES - METHODS.

 Voles are transmitters of dangerous diseases to human beings.

   One way could be introducing a petrol-soaked rag into the entrance to their burrows, or a mothball in the tunnels through the holes of the burrow, and covering them later. There is a type of cartridge that goes off when the mole perforates the galleries. The traps to hunt them are very useful when the voles concentration is not high; they are hunted alive and then they are let free in other areas, as far as possible from the affected area. It is a good idea, as a precaution, to controll the excess of earthworms and worms in the soil, since they serve as food for these rodents. One must keep an eye on the poisoned traps or the canned or bottled poisons left next to the burrows, so that the poison does not affect directly other animals; one must also follow thouroughly the instructions .

The control of burrows and galleries in the fields is fundamental to locate voles.

    In the year 2005 the government of Spain prohibited burning stubble of permanent pastures with the aim of avoiding fires. Since then many agrarian associations have requested the permissions for the recovery of this custom, with the aim of eradicating the plagues of voles. To verify his efficiency in Castilla y Leon they experienced with the controlled burning; after a few weeks the conclusion was that the temperature was not high enough to kill the voles and that there was a very negative environmental impact threatening small animals (insects, rabbits, reptiles, etc.). On the other hand the voles disappear to other zones to colonize them, carrying the problem with them without solving it.
 

The burning of the stubble for the eradication of plagues of voles is prohibited by the authorities.

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