Dr. Roger Baldwin (UCCE Specialist: Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution) discusses management of vertebrate pests: ground squirrels, voles, moles, roof rats, and deer mice.

Resource links for managing vertebrate pests in agricultural systems:

Ground squirrels: http://www.groundsquirrelbmp.com/

 Voles: http://vpcrac.org/files/4314/7612/1259/Meadow_vole_chapter.pdf

 Deer Mice: http://vpcrac.org/files/3114/7612/0294/Deer_mice.pdf

Roof rats and deer mice: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8513.pdf; http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74106.html

Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.

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