Moles ...

... have infested the front yard. Suggestions?

Put up with them? I never saw the big deal about moles.

Then again, I'm not much of a gardener and as long as my lawn is approximately the same color green and approximately the same length all over, that's good enough.

I got a cat that kills the babies. She's always dragging them home growling and tossing them around, then she eats their heads.

(Dunno how that's gonna help you. Maybe look for mole bait at wally world?)

I saw a documentary once where a groundskeeper used high pressure water, fire, and explosives to control them. I don't think it worked very though. I think it was sponsored by GM, there was a reference to "Chevy" in the credits.

My dad used to tamp down the tunnels at night, then sneak out in the early morning with a shovel and wait for the tunneling to be visible. Got a sharp shovel and spare time?

Hire this guy.

They hate castor oil.

Dr. Hess wrote: I got a cat that kills the babies. She's always dragging them home growling and tossing them around, then she eats their heads. (Dunno how that's gonna help you. Maybe look for mole bait at wally world?)

Stupid cat died a few months ago.

Moles eat grubs. Apply grub killer granuals like Grub-X. No food (grubs) and the moles will leave. Do not tell your neighbor your doing this because that is where the moles are headed

Apis_Mellifera wrote: They hate castor oil.

what about camber oil?

yep, my cat got rid of them all, also. They never came back .

I know a guy who swears that pissing on the molehills drives them away.

In reply to Johnboyjjb:

He's got a long standing bet that he can convince a guy to ask him to piss on his front lawn.

I have a huge mole problem and have been fighting them for years. My property is 95% sand with a tiny bit of topsoil.

The moles are after the grubs so if you poison the grubs, the moles will eventually go away. Since I get my water from a well, I avoid using poison.

I built this thing about 7 years ago. It will kill moles with absolute precision.

Although my home made mole killing machine is wicked effective... its also a pain in the butt to set up.

I use scissor traps that work 75% of the time. Typically I'll roller the lawn and flatten all the tunnels. The active tunnels will pop back up within an hour and I'll set the trap on them.

The spike traps suck and avoid them.

Good luck!

In reply to fujioko:

Moles eat earthworms as well.

Sput wrote:

Dr. Hess wrote: I got a cat that kills the babies. She's always dragging them home growling and tossing them around, then she eats their heads. (Dunno how that's gonna help you. Maybe look for mole bait at wally world?)

Stupid cat died a few months ago.

Ive got one that you can have for free, just come pick it uo anytime that my wife isn't home.

I used water and explosives.......haven't had them back in 3 years....

In reply to fujioko:

Can we get a video of that thing in action?

Best way to kill a mole.

Get a chair, a shovel and a cooler of your preferred beverage.

When you get home in the evening, walk all the mole mounds flat. Sit it the chair and crack your beverage. Just chill for a little and wind down from a long day at work. You will see the mound pop back up in one spot. Scoop that spot out and smack it with the shove. Sit back in the chair and wait for the next one.

My yard has been mole free for years. It takes about 20 minutes in the evening a couple of times a year. No traps, no poisons, no hassle and I enjoy sitting in the yard.

mad_machine wrote:

Apis_Mellifera wrote: They hate castor oil.

what about camber oil?

Very funny that!

Never hunted moles, just love lever action rifles.

Trans_Maro wrote: In reply to fujioko: Can we get a video of that thing in action?

Yeah, I’ll shoot a video this week. The trap is currently on the north end of the property working the Ho chi Mihn trail.

.117 pellet guns will take car of those coming above ground.

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