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When your plants start dying or tunnels and holes appear in the yard, an underground pest is a likely culprit. The most common underground pests include moles, voles and gophers. Many insects, such as the cutworm and wireworm, cause problems from beneath the soil as well. Voles look like mice with long snouts.
Keeping this in view, what is tunneling through my yard?
Burrowing animals are the prime suspects when a homeowner discovers tunnels and holes in the yard. Many kinds of small animals, such as moles, voles, chipmunks and rats, make holes in the ground. Some, such as moles, create complex tunnel systems, while others, such as rats, dig burrows in which to hide.
- Eliminate the food source of moles: insects, grubs, worms with a pesticide like Talstar which can be bought here.
- Repel the mole.
- Use a bait such as Mole Patrol to kill moles.
Considering this, what animal makes tunnels in the grass?
Raccoons, squirrels and skunks can create divots in soil as they search for or retrieve food, causing the appearance of a tunneling or burrowing animal.
Holes are often are caused by the beneficial activities of insects and earthworms. Earthworm holes are larger and frequently surrounded by soil granules (castings), rather than fine soil. A common cause of holes in lawns is from birds feeding on white grubs, sod webworms, or other soil insects.