How do I prevent moles emerging?

Question

Only in the last couple of years have moles started burrowing up through my lawn. What remedy would be most suitable? Thanks

Answer 1

There are alot of 'remedies' that are shouted about. But you can't beat waiting for them (they are creatures of habit and will dig at the same time everyday) with a spade and when you see a hill appearing walk slowly and softly towards it (they will run at the first sign of danger), then as the mole comes to the surface to push the soil up, go h**l for leather with a spade and dig him out. It takes practice but you'll soon get it. I've had 8 out in the last 3 years. Don't worry about your lawn, the mole has knackered it anyway.

Or a shotgun. Mind your feet though!

Answer 2

buy a trap that captures them alive and bring them to a new location.

Answer 3

you know that arcade game where the little animals pop up and you have to bat them with that big novelty hammer?

do that with a shovel

Answer 4

my husband bought a trap at Tractor Supply (I think) that you set along their trail and when the mole comes through it triggers the trap to stab the mole with stakes and kill it.  It has been very successful.  One time my husband saw a mole digging and smashed it with a shovel but you have to sit around all day to see them moving or just get lucky.  they eat bugs, not peanuts, so I would not get the poisin peanuts you see in the stores - besides that your dog or another animal could dig that up and eat it.

Answer 5

Smash in the head with a ball-pean hammer.

Answer 6

The answer is--You don't!!

They actually live in networks of tunnels under your lawn and come up occasionally before popping down again.

They eat worms etc

Strychnine and Renardine are no longer available for mole control.

We have tried sonic things-windmills-upturned plastic bottles to make an echo.

Even the dogs couldn't catch them after sitting for hours watching the molehill get bigger

They really don't deserve to die --they are so sweet and furry and have human-like "hands" !!

Answer 7

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.