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Dealing with Moles ..... again!
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Some strange things are happening with moles. Because of the very wet soils, some of the traditional mole tunnels and mounds are looking a bit strange. In fact, some of the moles apparently dug surface burrows, just under the snow and when the snow melted, it looked like bigger than normal vole trails. The key difference is the bigger mounds of soil scattered about. Moles typically throw up these mounds of soil, but voles prefer to hide in burrows at the bases of plants or in mulch piles.
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I had some lively discussions about moles during the winter industry meetings. Most complained that the baits weren’t working and that trapping was too difficult. Where have I heard that song before? LOL! Bottom line, the only really effective control of moles is trapping. However, trapping is not all that simple. You need to find the straight runs which are the ones used on a constant basis by the mole. Little short runs are placed where the moles are looking for insect food while the long runs are actually earthworm traps that the mole checks on an hourly basis. When you set the trap in one of these long runs, you greatly increase your chance that the mole will run into it.
I still recommend visiting The Mole Man’s website for information on how to effectively set mole traps. Tom Schmidt is a professional mole trapper in Cincinnati and he certainly knows what he is doing. www.themoleman.com |
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