Karen Wils photo A little vole pops up in his tunnel in the snow on a sunny January day. ESCANABA — Squeak, squeak, squeak — mouse, vole and shrew all hidden snug and warm beneath a quilt of white ...

They're also a member of the shrew family ... Capsaicin-based repellents are effective to keep voles out of your landscaping beds. If moles are the problem, you can use a mole-labeled pesticide ...