How to get rid of moles without doing anything!

[RSKY]

Several years ago I had a serious mole problem that I could not solve. They were everywhere. Front and back yard full of mole runs. I also had a problem with dandelions and lespedeza (farmers call it Jap) covering the front for nearly the entire spring and summer. I called a local lawn treatment place and asked for prices and if they could get rid of the stuff for me. They said it would take several treatments to completely eradicate the weeds. They came out and sprayed and I jokingly asked the guy in charge if he could spray for the moles. Said he would handle it. Since that time they spray my yard two or three times a year and I have no moles. I also have no lespedeza or dandelions either.

Apparently they spray the yard with an insecticide called Talastar. This kills the grubs that moles feed on. There are still plenty of earthworms and ants and other bugs but no grubs. We've not had a single mole run in our yard in years. The spray is mixed at a rate of 0.25 oz per 1000 sq.ft. or 6 oz. per 100 gallons.

Moles gone and I don't do anything but pay the bill two or three times a year. I also have the best looking yard, if I do say so myself, in the entire neighborhood.

RSKY

 

[dstig1]

Good to know. I have some mole issues here too...

 

[drssg]

All the moles went into your neighbors' yard to eat.

 

[oosik]

I wonder if that would work on pocket gophers. I'm going to call the local lawn care people. My back yard looks like an impact area for the Army's Light Infantry.

 

[Dftodd]

Yeats ago, we had some moles in the yard.

Our weenie dog would follow the trails until he got the mole.

The only downfall to this was the random shallow trenches in the yard

 

[jyoutz]

I wonder if that would work on pocket gophers. I'm going to call the local lawn care people. My back yard looks like an impact area for the Army's Light Infantry.

No, because gophers don’t eat grubs. They eat roots and other vegetation. Trapping works for gophers.

 

[ultrarunner]

Only had one mole in the last 12 years… gophers are on overdrive this year.

For many years our Siberian Husky kept varmints in check.

No dogs or neighborhood cats anymore…

 

[jyoutz]

Only had one mole in the last 12 years… gophers are on overdrive this year.

For many years our Siberian Husky kept varmints in check.

No dogs or neighborhood cats anymore…

Traps. Lots of traps. I have a commercial gopher trapping business do maintenance on my place for $40/month (after initial treatment fees). They set traps at any mound they find and check them every 3 days.

 

[CliffordK]

I have a couple of cats, and they are avid hunters, although I'm not sure how many rodents they actually catch. I'm pretty sure my oldest cat could survive off of the land if she wanted to. I do think it does reduce the number of mice, moles, gophers, shrews, etc.

 

[ultrarunner]

I border wooded open space in the city with hawks, foxes, turkeys, raccoons, too many deer, coyotes, etc.

A elderly retired lady in the neighborhood never could say no to a stray cat and had MANY…

Never a rodent problem but when her home sold everyone the next year was setting mouse traps.

At my place if I see a mound Im on it and a garden hose quickly dispatches the problem…

Moms place is now lord of the gophers