what are the best methods to get rid of moles?

Answer 1

MICE AND VOLES: Although these rodents look similar and cause similar damage, they are only distantly related. Both live in grassy areas and leaf mulch and travel in tunnels. They feed on any vegetation, including bulbs and tubers, as well as bark on young trees and shrubs.

Exclude them with barriers or trap at main runways with peanut butter bait or vitamin D (death results from calcium imbalance). Other repellents, such as castor oil, may help as will poison baits. Or get a cat or small dog.

MOLES: Moles live in tunnels that while helping to aerate soil, also provide passageways for other animals and may cause excessive soil disturbance and plant upheaval. Although moles help by eating insects like grubs, they also hurt by eating earthworms. Control them by eliminating the insects they feed on or trap as you would voles.

Answer 2

Castor oil, traps, flooding, and gravel, mesh or concrete barriers & natural predators like cats & dogs can be effective. Here's a site that illustrates/explains:
http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-moles.htm

Many articles say using Castor oil is effective. Even the Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife site, which nixes the noise-scaring approach & other repellents, actually gives out a Castor oil recipe & after saying "No repellents currently available will reliably protect lawns or other plantings from moles"... then says this...
"The repellent will be most effective where it can be watered into the moist soil surrounding surface tunnels made by moles. Areas that receive extensive irrigation will quickly loose the repellent to leaching. For best results, spray the entire area needing protection; moles will burrow under a perimeter treatment. The repellent may need to be reapplied before moles depart. Once moles move elsewhere, the solution usually remains effective for 30 to 60 days."
The Recipe:
Using a blender to combine 1/4 cup of unrefined castor oil (can be purchased at most pharmacies) and 2 tablespoons of a dishwashing liquid. Blend the two together, add 6 tablespoons water, and blend again. Combine the concentrated mixture with water at a rate of 2 tablespoons of solution to 1 gallon of water. Use a watering can or sprayer to liberally apply the solution to areas where moles are active. The above mixture will cover approximately 300 square feet.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/moles.htm

Using a combination of ways to get rid of moles would be most effective. This can also include using a good grub control ...which would eliminate one of the moles food sources.

Good luck! Hope this is helpful.

Answer 3

Moles are not easy to get rid of and you may have to use more than one of the following methods. Probably the most effective way is to use a chemical based on aluminium ammonium sulphate, available in garden centres. Put it down in the runs and if that gets rid of the moles put down more around the boundaries of your garden to stop them coming back. The chemical will only deter moles and not kill them, it can be used to to drive away cats. Other ways of discouraging moles are to push rags soaked in creosote down runs, or to bury bottles upright, as far as their necks, where moles are active. They dislike both the smell of creosote and the hum of the wind in the bottles. Alternatively, you can remove their main food source, earthworms, with a proprietary worm-killer, If you feel more drastic action is necessary, use a mole trap or one of the proprietary smoke generator deterrents

Answer 4

epidermis moles are growths which could show up everywhere. those might get taken off with surgical treatments, or much extra useful via employing many keep products or domicile treatments. surgical treatment is expensive, costing between $one hundred-$4 hundred and it would desire to reason some scarring harm. organic domicile treatments many times are low-fee and additionally might get rid of gruesome epidermis moles interior in easy terms a pair days without keloids. organic domicile treatments might use garlic, sparkling juice from bitter apples, or possibly baking soda and castor oil utilized over a short era.

Answer 5

Hello, Concrete 6" deep all over your property the moles cannot surface until reaching your neighbours garden it then becomes his problem. Because the moles eat a few worms surely it's not your diet they eat, pile of earth in the lawn tut tut spoil the garden party's!.Lay poison down if the moles don't eat it some other animal will so it won't be wasted(or child). Don't forget birds eat worms kill them to,squirrels dig holes kill them too,pet animals dig holes kill them too,see grandad digging a hole in the lawn yesterday i killed him too, i had to dig a deeper hole in the lawn to bury him so i killed me too.With so many species becoming extinct why add to them.

Answer 6

I put a 'mole repellent' chemical down into their tunnels this year, fully expecting the mole to ignore it, but to my surprise it worked and the mole actually buggered off ! The next solution was going to be poison !

Answer 7

The most effective way would be to call in the mole catcher, their not expensive and you will find them in the yellow pages

Answer 8

Moles have many tunnels underground and I think the only way is to put ferrets in their holes.

Answer 9

not sure, but my cat does try to help out with getting rid of them.
Good question I have been wondering the same thing. The cat helps but not enough

Answer 10

"There's only one way to get rid of a mole, blow its bl**dy head off !" - as Jasper Carrot once said.