Eradicating moles

[Mcdust]

As has been said before here: mix 40% cement with 60% corn meal. carefully fill the hole and cap it so no innocents are exposed.
I have had great success with this method

 

[MossRoad]

As has been said before here: mix 40% cement with 60% corn meal. carefully fill the hole and cap it so no innocents are exposed.
I have had great success with this method

Since moles eat meat, what does that accomplish?

 

[djohns]

Moles eat grubs. Treat for grubs and theirs no food. No food and they go away.....

I just want to affirm how important and correct this is ... if you do not eradicate the food source you will always have moles ... just that simple.

 

[MasseyFerg231]

Subscribed.
They have taken over my yard this past year. Barely can walk without twisting ankle.

 

[lman]

I just want to affirm how important and correct this is ... if you do not eradicate the food source you will always have moles ... just that simple.

It seems like it would be difficult and not desired to eliminate all the earthworms in your soil, since that is a large part of a mole's diet.

 

[MasseyFerg231]

It seems like it would be difficult and not desired to eliminate all the earthworms in your soil, since that is a large part of a mole's diet.

That’s what I am trying to figure out…..

 

[MossRoad]

It seems like it would be difficult and not desired to eliminate all the earthworms in your soil, since that is a large part of a mole's diet.

That's what we've been trying to tell people for a couple decades. Yes, moles eat grubs like I eat chocolate eclairs. But their primary food is earth worms. You shouldn't put down grub control unless you have a grub problem. If you don't have a grub problem (patches of dead grass), you don't have moles feasting on grubs. It's just that simple. They're eating something else: earthworms!

 

[fishdrivel]

The red-tail hawk in my yard in NC did a great job of keeping the moles in check.
I had a 10' 6x6 sticking up in the yard which he gladly used as a perch.

He also ate voles which are vegetarians and often get blamed for what the moles are doing.....

 

[MossyDell]

I am fighting the underlying cause, grubs, too. If I dig a small hole in this yard, I find 1-3 big fat white grubs. Look like Japanese beetle grubs I see pictured.

Am using Milky Spore organic control. Get it from Amazon in granulated your can use in a spreader. Seems to be working. Haven't read whole thread so sorry if this repeats. Here is link to what I use:

Amazon.com

 

[goeduck]

I have a mole breakout in my yard this year. I heard coffee grounds spread in the area deters them. Seems iffy to me (grubs likely are attracted by coffee grounds) but why not try it? So today I took the coffee grounds pan to the yard to spread out instead of the compost. I just hope the moles don't start earlier and dig faster starting tomorrow

 

[Raul-02]

I use the worms and have had good luck.

what do you do with the worms?

 

[Raul-02]

I’ve tried everything

No one has tried everything.
I read somewhere that Rats hate tobacco. Won't cross it.
I hve tobacco seeds and will plant some to see if I can deter the little buggers with that.

My plan:
Raise my own tobacco unless I can buy some bales of it for cheap. Then till that into the soil around my garden. If it works, I'll consider myself a genius and gift myself some beers.

 

[Tony H]

Chop up garlic. Spreading an area, wait a few weeks spread some more just ahead of the previous area. You basically will Herd then off your property. We grow garlic just to use as rodent control. We grow mostly 'red' garlic as they have more of a bite then the mellower ones.

 

[Raul-02]

'red' garlic

Hmmm How much garlic do you grow and what size area are you protecting?

 

[Gord Baker]

Forget the Grandma cures and get some chemical 'Shots'. Cap over holes in an area and light one and put it down the hole. Cover with a shovel full of dirt and be ready to chop them out as they try to escape the smoke.

 

[Raul-02]

chemical 'Shots'

whassat? smokers?