Eradicating moles
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I had tried several different types of traps for 5 years and never caught a single mole. Poison, sprays and smoke bombs didn't seem to make a difference. Last year, after seeing them on a youtube video, I decided to give 2 of the Wire Tek 1001 EasySet Mole Eliminator Traps a try. I got one on the first day and about 20 for the year. I would get 2-3 over a day or two then not much. I would then flatten the tunnels out with the tractor and all was well for a couple weeks when they'd be back. So I can't say the trap was a total success, but I felt a lot better getting some of those effers! I'm in the Mid-Atlantic area with tall fescue in sandy soil.
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I've had pretty good success with Victor Out O Sight mole traps. I've killed over 300 of them on our place with those traps over a 6-7 year period. Then they just stopped. There's several threads on it here on TBN.
Some words of advice...
Do not bother to trap mole hills. It rarely works with any style trap.
Mole hills are where moles push dirt up out of their tunnel, so the dirt sets off the trap as they push it up and trip it before the mole gets there.
You need to trap active tunnels. Use your heel to press down a tunnel every so often. If the heel indentation pops back up in a day or two, that's an active tunnel, and that's where you should set the Out O Sight trap.
If the heel indentations do not pop back up in a couple days, it's not an active tunnel, and you can ignore it.
Moles are carnivores. Their main food is earthworms. Yes, they'll eat about any grub or insect they come across in their tunnels, but it's earthworms that they primarily eat.
Finally, take some time and read this guy's website. It's great info.
Some words of advice...
Do not bother to trap mole hills. It rarely works with any style trap.
Mole hills are where moles push dirt up out of their tunnel, so the dirt sets off the trap as they push it up and trip it before the mole gets there.
You need to trap active tunnels. Use your heel to press down a tunnel every so often. If the heel indentation pops back up in a day or two, that's an active tunnel, and that's where you should set the Out O Sight trap.
If the heel indentations do not pop back up in a couple days, it's not an active tunnel, and you can ignore it.
Moles are carnivores. Their main food is earthworms. Yes, they'll eat about any grub or insect they come across in their tunnels, but it's earthworms that they primarily eat.
Finally, take some time and read this guy's website. It's great info.
Mole control, biology and trapping help, 1986, professional, author, tom schmidt | The Mole Man
moleman, mole trapping, mole control, moles, trapping, mole biology, 1986, professional, author, tom schmidt
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Macinnis
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I have tried traps, poison worms, etc. I am killing them, bit it’s a constant fight in my otherwise perfect back yard.
in the spring, I am going to put some of this down every 4-6 months for two years.
in the spring, I am going to put some of this down every 4-6 months for two years.
