i'm having a real hard time trying to get rid of moles that I have in my yard. How do I get rid of them?
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I have heard it all. Egg shells, chewing gum, banana peelings, flooding, peppers, human hair, Soap and bacon grease, humane urine, chemical pellets and even smoke. Sorry, but it’s all worthless. You’re going to have to get rid of them and do so aggressively. For best and quickest results, use the spring traps (I saw some at Wall-Mart last week). Place them over the "runs" that you see thought your yard. Then the moles go through, it triggers the trap and you'll have one. Be sure to re-set the trap for another.
Poison peanuts/wheat also work, but results are slower. These are made by the W. R. Sweeney Company. I have also, if you have the time, walk on the mound that is left when they dig & just wait. Soon, you will see them going through the tunnel by raising the dirt again. Quickly dig them up w/a shovel. You have to move fast to get them this way. Odds are good; you won't be able to kill them fast enough.
Until you solve the real problem, you will continue to have moles. They are in you yard because there is an abundance of Grubs there. Just like another animal, they have selected your yard for the abundance of food there. You can treat your yard with a Bayer product, Merit or a Scotts product , Grub EX. It is a granular product that spreads on the lawn much like you would spread fertilizer. A product that has Bifenthrin, sometimes called Talstar as an active ingredient in it will also work well. Another possibility is to add nematodes to your yard. The nematodes can be found at most of your Mom and Pop garden centers, and feed on Grubs. Another product many people have had success with (myself included) is Milky Spore. To treat the lawn, just put a spoon full at 3 foot by 3 foot. Milky Spore lasts for many years. Understand, it will only kill the grub in its larva stage and will not harm the existing grubs. These are much more organic approaches, but as is normally the case with organic solutions, results will be slower. Rid your yard of the Grubs and your mole problem will not be resurfacing.
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There are few problems that can't be solved by the judicious application of some dynamite.
There are few problems that can't be solved by the judicious application of some dynamite.
use ammonia around the hole
Get A Cat, You can borrow mine she has already cleared this neighbourhood
Once upon a time I had a cat "Whiskers" that loved to dig up moles and place their ugly bodies by my back door.
Cheap & Easy way and it works. Read it in Heloise, Tried it got rid of them.
Juicey Fruit Gum Just stick 1/2 a stick in the tunnels. (I put them every 3 feet.
This sounds funny but it does work.
put moth ball in the mole hill, some people try juicy fruit chewing gum, but that results in dealth, they avoid poisen baits so the juicy fruit thing will work
the moles are there because you have grubs, which the moles eat. The moles are helping you in a way. Kill the grubs with a chemical or use a product called milkey spore, which will eat the grubs. This product is safe and will with time and the right conditions will multiply.
try www.gardenmessenger.com and join the group they will help you.
You could buy a mole trap. The claw version is really good. If you drink coffee..save the used grounds and put those grounds in the hole. Both holes .
Click on my name and look at the questions I have asked. One is the same as what you have asked here.
I had a gentleman called Dr. Death that responded to my plea for help and I took his advice and purchased two Black Hole traps. I was skeptical because I already had six other traps of three different designs but these Black Holes do work.
I caught two moles the first 24 hours I had them set out. At the same time I had all these 'other' traps out and did not get a thing.
Good luck