Academic web links for the Juniper Vole.
Chapter VIII: The Anti-plague System of Tajikistan
The main natural plague host in the Gissar focus is the juniper vole ( Microtus juldaschi ). The Tajik AP service also discovered and mapped potential plague foci, where plague
cns.miis.edu/antiplague/pdfs/080103_part2_ch08.pdf
Cooperative Extension
Juniper: Vole injury - junipers are especially targeted by girdling of stems near the soil surface. Winter injury - many evergreens show symptoms of winter kill or damage.
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