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Moles are small thick bodied mammals that live underground (lower right photo). They use their front paws and forelegs like shovels to scoop out the earth to build homes and to find food. Moles mainly eat grubs, worms and insects. It is their digging and tunneling in search of food that ruins lawns and gardens (upper right photo shows mole lawn damage).
The control of moles is a difficult challenge. First they are a protected species and a permit from the state must be obtained prior to their removal. An indirect control procedure is to apply a soil insecticide to reduce the grub population in the soil. This will deprive the moles of one of their food sources but they still might persist if there is other food sources present such as earth worms. The EPA has recently approved a new product that repels moles. This product has been university tested and found to effectively rid treated areas of moles for up to 60 days. The formula of this repellent is biodegradable and is not harmful to humans, pets, birds or plant life. As a bonus, not only are moles repelled but so are rabbits, woodchucks, raccoons and skunks. |
 
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