Posted on 03/18/2009 5:32:11 AM PDT by DouglasKC
We've lived in our current home for something like 14 years. I've never been a yard freak. I think I mowed my lawn once last year. I had to recently pull up several small trees from the front yard that sprouted.
But this year hope springs eternal. I want to really make my yard great. However there's one thing I'm worried about: moles.
I'm pretty sure there's an entire city of moles living under my grass. They've been there quite a while and they're fat, dumb and happy. I want to bring pain to their world.
What is THE best way to kill them? By best way I mean something a relatively lazy homeowner doesn't have to expend a lot of time and effort on. What works? What definitely doesn't work? What should I avoid?
Any and all suggestions and comments are welcomed and encouraged.
Thanks in advance.
Howdy, neighbor! Good suggestions here so far. I too have battled the beasts over the years. Our previous dog (lab/springer mix) was an expert at killing them, but she passed away 3 years ago. Don’t use the grub/worm killer if you want a natural yard. I would rather see the crickets, toads, snakes and birds. If you have the time, stomping down the trails and waiting for movement works with a nice 5 tine pitch fork. I tried two different spring traps and got nothing. Good luck!
Wow! Awesome!
Μολὼν λάβε
For me the only think that killed them was Oscar, a Yorkshire terriere.
Born and raised in Miami I have never seen a mole but I enjoy reading these threads to learn from the Freepers new things.
Not mine. although bred from bona fide barn cats, this one is actually AFRAID of squirrels. I shoot the squirrles in my yard and drag them (sometimes still alive) in front of her to create interest, but it is an uphill battle.
Maybe I should stop feeding her.
First, you have to locate the mole. That usually entails some sort of internal security operation.
Then once the mole is located, you isolate him then send in your threat suppression team. With luck, you can take him alive or keep him that way long enough to determine how much information he has sent to your enemies.
After that, his existence becomes a liability. Dispose of him with extreme prejudice.
howdy neighbor!
Kind of a variation to the “blow ‘em up” technique is something someone told me just last year. They fill up a 5 gallon propane tank (like the ones you use on a barbecue) and empty it deep into one of the mole holes (with any other open holes plugged up). Apparently the properties of the propane will cause it to settle into the lowest point of its environment which is the nesting place of the mole. This will kill them deader than dead. He said he has a 100% success rate with this technique with NO NEED TO IGNITE. The gas does the job on its own.
Get a kitty.
... hmmm. Maybe I could start Doug's Mole Extermination Service ... get a Gulf V, update my iPod with the latest Rush Podcast and you provide the beer. This is starting to sound like a plan! :-)
NO NEED TO IGNITE.
I’ve got a pair you can have... because they just don’t work. I had moles undermine my windmills! They simply had no effect, at all.
You left out we who prefer voila!
Now you owe us a picture.
I hate being a tard. :(
:)
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