Moles

Moles should not be confused with voles. These small mammals are usually mouse size and feed on worms, grubs and insects in the soil beneath the lawn. They do not feed on the roots of the plants (voles do). The bottom line is that moles and voles both are extremely difficult to control, to the point of exasperation!

You may hear that if you have mole activity you have grub problems. You probably have grubs but unless you have 10 plus grubs per square foot you don't have a grub problem that will harm the lawn so treating for grubs in most cases is not needed or recommended.

The moles are either just moving from point A to point B or they are foraging for grubs and worms. This is normal activity and the activity will peak in the spring and fall but lessen the rest of the year.

Traps and poisons are of limited use and effectiveness though there is one new product that does show promise. It comes in the form of gummy earth worms which are placed into the active tunnels. The moles eat the worms which have a poison such a Warfarin which causes internal bleeding and the mole dies.

You have to follow directions to achieve success but the product seems to work. You can buy this product at Home Depot, Lowes, Gemplers and hardware or garden stores. You can also click on product recommedations above and see the Amazon link for mole killer.

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