How do you get rid of Moles?

[creekbend]

I remember a post in a thread awhile back, where a member used exhaust fumes to kill the "Boogers". BTW, best wishes.

 

[forgeblast]

When we first moved in I was had them bad, so i sprayed the lawn and garden with neimotodes from a backpack sprayer worked great until this year when the moles came back so I am assuming the grubs are back. In the spring I will spray again. I think it lasted for me about 6 years between sprays.

 

[bubbacuse77]

I know we are all DIYers but there is a guy you can hire here called the " mole Marine". I sometimes spread the repellant granuals down and that works pretty good until this year I traped one in the yard
My neighbor waits in the yard with a pitch fork and is really effective. One of my dogs stalks them; this is fun to watch as she slowly moves up on the tunneling moles then digs them up and crushes their dreams. I have the traps as well but tend to not put them in because of the dogs.

 

[JerryK]

Best way to get rid of moles... is to sell your house and move somewhere they don't have them.....

 

[s219]

I have had mixed luck with traps that go in/above the tunnels, although even mis-fires seem to scare the moles out of the area, so they partially work. The rat trap / peanut butter / bucket trick is intriguing, and maybe I will try that next as long as I can keep the buckets weighted down good (raccoons love peanut butter and I'd had to have one running around with a rat trap stuck to the arm, all angry.....).

My best results have come from physically spotting and catching the moles. If I'm in a good mood and the conditions are right, I can dig them out or flush them out with a hose, and then put in a bucket to relocate. I generally get a six-pack and wait them out while relaxing after a day of yard work. Otherwise, if I don't have the time but spot one, a good stomp with the heel of my work boot usually does the trick.

Once a landscaper showed me a trick, where you put a shovel across a tunnel at a 45-degree angle, and the moles will come along and dig their way out of the ground right up along the shovel.

In the old days they had traps that fired a 12 gauge shell down into the ground when tripped. The benefit with those is that you always knew when you got one (usually in the middle of the night).

At our new place in the country, there are mole tunnels everywhere in the woods and around the building site. It was all undisturbed forest before we cleared it. I think I am going to have to learn to live with them out there, but I also won't care so much about having a fine lawn.

 

[cdaigle430]

Best way to get rid of moles... is to sell your house and move somewhere they don't have them.....

Ultimately-yes. Even if you were successfull in getting rid of them all one year, new ones will return so it is a battle that will never end but can be gratifying when you get them. I was toying with the idea of installing mole barriers throught the important part of my property (similiar to root barriers).

They have done alot of damage on my property, one dug under the entire length of one side of the steel inground pool wall. The wall dropped to the point where it is pulling from the steps and cracking it. I am in the process of rebuilding it and making it mole proof (at least I hope) but it is money and time consuming. I may just rip it out and out in an above ground model in the end or just rip it out all together. They also dig tunnels under my row of green giants which leaves them to the mercy of voles and air pockets.

For the mole hills I just use a rake and blend the dirt in. In the meanwhile I will continue to try and rid of them, only been able to get two so far April is when they have their little pups by the way.

 

[MossRoad]

Please do a search on TBN for moles. There are several very good threads about it.

The problem with getting rid of their food source (worm and grubs) is you end up with a sterile growing medium for grass. You will have to work harder and use more chemicals to maintain your lawn VS controlling the mole population through trapping.

I recommend the Victor Out O Sight mole traps. They are quick and humane and rarely miss when tripped.

 

[The kid]

Will, I took your advise and bought some of those wicked looking traps.

 

[kf4uda]

Get a Jack Russell. It wi dig a few holes in your yard but it will eradicate the moles

 

[Raspy]

I've had good success with a gopher probe that delivers bait to the tunnel. As soon as you see evidence, you go probe around and deliver a few pellets underground.

One of my good friends, with more time and patience than me, uses cats and a .22 rifle.


VOLE CONTROL Bait Station System



Or you could try the Rodenator


Gopher Blaster: "Prepare To Fire" - YouTube


Rodenator :30 Spot 2009 - YouTube



The Rodenator loks like the most fun!