MOLE TRAPPING AND REMOVAL:FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Moles: Create raised ridges (tunnels)  and volcano-shaped mounds of soil. They eat insects and earthworms that drop into these tunnel networks.
• Voles: Create "runways" on the surface of the grass and small clean holes. They eat plants and roots.

Yes. Professional wildlife experts agree that trapping moles is the only 100% effective method for mole removal. Poisons are often ignored because moles feed on live worms, and sonic spikes have shown little to no long-term efficacy in scientific studies.

Typically, I see results within 24 to 48 Hours of setting the traps. If a trap has not been sprung within 3 days, I relocate it to a more active area.

Absolutely. I use below-ground traps which are covered this ensures that pets and curious children do not come into contact with the equipment.

While I remove the current resident mole(s), your soil remains attractive to new moles.

in some cases a new mole will move in within weeks, while some customers are mole free for months or years.

Not necessarily. While moles do feed on grubs their main food source is earthworms. Removing grubs may help, but it rarely forces a mole to leave an area which has a healthy worm population.

Yes. I use high-quality, powerful mole traps designed to kill the mole instantly and humanely. Mole trapping does not leave behind any environmental contamination and is target specific unlike gases or poisons.

Live trapping and relocating a mole is rarely successful for the mole. Moles have incredibly high metabolisms and can die of stress within hours of being handled. Additionally, releasing a mole into a new area often results in a territorial battle with existing moles which may end with the death of one or both of them.

Possibly on a short term basis. Moles are driven by one thing food (earthworms).

while vibrations or smells may annoy them temporarily, they simply move to another part of the garden or dig deeper. Trapping moles is the only surefire way to physically remove the problem mole from your property.

Please Don't! Fresh molehills are indication of where the mole is most active  at the time, this helps me to place the traps for the fastest result. Once I have confirmed your mole issue has been resolved then you can proceed to level off the molehills. I would not recommend simply flattening them down as the compacted soil tends to kill of the grass. I would advise that the soil be spread with a rake across the lawn or lifted and placed on your flower borders.

Possibly on a short term basis. Moles are driven by one thing food (earthworms).

while vibrations or smells may annoy them temporarily, they simply move to another part of the garden or dig deeper. Trapping moles is the only surefire way to physically remove the problem mole from your property.

Probably not: Moles are highly territorial and the number of molehills does not equate to the number of moles. Moles are incredibly active creatures and can tunnel up to 15-20 feet in an hour, so a dozen or so molehills is most likely the work of one very hungry mole.

In some cases territories may cross resulting in there being two or more, and at certain times of year males may be searching out a mate but generally it will be just the one mole.