Moles

It’s Springtime and moles are a subject that is near and dear to us. We have been fighting them at our home for 40 years. We have tried everything you can think of. Clearly the simple best solution is to move.

We have tried

- Gum

- Castor oil & other oils

- Grub controls (TrueGreen and store bought)

- Poison gas (garden hose attached to the car’s exhaust and running for a half hour)

- Cherry bombs

- Homemade formulas recommended by name gardeners, landscapers, etc.

- Whirly things that make noise (windmills, etc.)

- Poison baits (too many to name)

- Sonic boomers (solar powered noise makers)

- The African approach using spear traps

- The French approach using off-with-their heads guillotine traps

- The Alcatraz approach using a round tunnel device

- The Scissors approach – by far the best

Best methods so far



A dual-scissors device called Wire Tek 1001 EasySet Mole Eliminator which sells for $34 on Amazon.
It is really effective in the spring before the ground hardens up. The key is having a clearly identified path. Use a stomper tool to flatten all the runs and patiently wait for a new one to surface. Look for long straight runs that they use over and over and not the circle search runs where the mole was just looking for new food.

Poison worms. The most effective bait method according to Arbor Lawn and others. Very expensive – each worm costs about $1. They recommend a minimum of three per run via small holes that are then covered. It takes 2 weeks for a dead mole to decompose. If the run reappears another mole has taken it over. They said it has taken them two or three months in some cases while returning every two weekl. Anyone living near woods, like us, will likely have them again. We also avoid these because our dog likes to dig and catch voles and moles.

 

My wife has been battling them for a couple years, she just hates them. She is convinced that coffee keeps them away so she used to put coffee grounds down in the area, I can't really say it worked but she thinks that is what is needed ? One day we seen a neighbourhood outdoor cat come into our yard and catch the varmit, that was great, we witnessed it all go down. The cat seemed to know exactly where the pest was travelling and living under our shed and deck.

 

I had my dermatologist remove mine……oh wait, never mind!

Bill Murray found that C4 worked best!!

 

For the voles my neighbor and I have had the best results with live catch mouse traps baited with peanut butter mixed with sunflower seeds.

It does require a bucket of water if you want a quick disposal.

 

That's a cool trap. The squirrels are always setting ours off. Will show that to the bride.

 

I'm in the middle of woods. I don't even bother to try.
I leave 'em for the coyotes, skunks, foxes, ferrets and fishers to sort out.

 

I just looked out the window to admire my freshly waxed Subie and there was a damn chipmunk hanging out on the hood. I hit the panic alarm and it ran inside the hood scoop Damn things they are cute until they naw through your wires or shred the paper on your air filter and build a nest!

 

I was out spreading lime today, all 800 pounds of it. (Robb It was big body)*

I got thinking about this thread. Dave, how much would you have to pay for that kind of lawn aeration? And these little critters do it for free?


* Tell me you're from Rhode Island, without telling me you're from Rhode Island.

 

Grew up in the Buddy C. years

 

Dave,
maybe this will help.