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Applegate, Oregon

Does anyone have suggestion for moles? I am not sure I want to try the trap so close to my plants, but it is just a matter of time before the sucker gets some roots. HHHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPPP!!!!!!

On a side note, I have already removed 13 digger squires this month! Total of 22 in all of 2004 and 27 total last year. Seems like have not made a dent, as they are still everywhere.

5/25/2006 10:30:48 PM

after alot of things i used all worked but none better than-talprid- there plastic worms look like something you would use fishing just stick in the run here and there best thing ive used

5/25/2006 10:37:26 PM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Find out if they are male or female and dress accordingly.

5/25/2006 10:40:56 PM

Victor Outta Sight traps, my Dad loves them, he's a mole catcher all summer when he's not teaching 8th grade. last year he got 52.

5/25/2006 11:30:32 PM

San Diego

traps and poison are your best bet in an emergency kill! I did one this year. Don't worry about diggin the trap by a plant because the gopher will do far worse damage in a day period than your one hole. For protection, I used a castor oil repelent from gardens alive and a noise stick, seems to do the trick 95% of the time for me. Jim

5/26/2006 12:29:27 AM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

I have had a little success with moth balls. . .they seem to abandon runs that have moth balls in them. But they don't really move far if they have a family.

I tried the talprid worms. . .didn't look like they were eating them much where I checked.

I have unending supply of moles from nearby field, so I'll never be done trapping or poisoning.

But they need to smell to find worms and grubs, and mothballs interfere with that I hope.

So, though you can't really be sure of activity level deeper down, I think I have repelled them to nearby lawn.

5/26/2006 12:32:17 AM

Indiana

A good cat that isnt well fed works well

Tom

5/26/2006 1:17:46 AM

Napa Ca.

Cats will not eat moles, regardless if there dead or alive.

5/26/2006 2:25:38 AM

Ohio

Sam, they wont? my neighbors cat a few years ago would bring them to my porch all the time half eaten. He would only eat the stomach part and leave the rest. I never had mole problems untill after the cat died. Maybe this cat was diffrent then the rest?

5/26/2006 4:56:05 AM

Wallingford,CT

ever wonder why the cat died.....lol

5/26/2006 6:26:45 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

hmmm a cat will not eat them but they will catch them..Our male brings them up on the deck. He shoves his front legs in the run and moves until he reaches one. makes for a very dirty cat.

5/26/2006 9:15:40 AM

Mocksville, NC

Dont get mad , but cats eat moles, and they do not die the cat that is. They do play with them for awhile then eat'em

5/26/2006 9:40:14 AM

Mocksville, NC

Sorry Dale, Milky spore disease, can pick up at garden supply places

5/26/2006 9:43:53 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

There are two "sure-fire" methods to get moles, gophers, whatever...

The first is quite expensive. Look at rodenator.com. See the videos... very entertaining.

The second involves hooking a pipe to your small engine equipment (tiller, mower, etc.) and piping the exhaust into their burrows. Works every time, however, it should only be handled by someone using common sense, etc, etc....(!)

I agree that the traps are effective as well, but if you have MANY to take care of, you might want to save the effort and get them all at once.

5/26/2006 10:36:50 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Some cats eat em, some don't... My neighbor has an excellent cat!

5/26/2006 10:38:44 AM

Knopp, Germany

i thought moles do not eat roots?

5/26/2006 11:29:04 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Moles are carnivoures..They damage the roots by tunneling and allowing air to dry out the roots. Plus they are eating all them worms we try so hard to increase.

5/26/2006 12:12:22 PM

Knopp, Germany

I thought the moles and worms provided a way for the air to get to the roots so that they got air.

5/26/2006 1:22:45 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Owen Moles Bad....Worms Good...Sort of like Rain good...Floods Bad

5/26/2006 1:55:41 PM

Ohio

On my 626 I grew last year the moles really tore that plant up, they had my stump roots dug up to the surface of the soil and had a tunnel down each vine that I burried. They never bothered the vine part of the plant but they did rip up the roots. They did alot of damage to this plant.

I tried hooking a hose to my 4 wheeler exhaust but didnt have any luck with it.

Brooks

5/26/2006 3:57:21 PM

Ohio

Oh, and Dale, start killing them now because this is when they start having babies. Wish you good luck in getting rid of these no good rodents.

5/26/2006 3:59:32 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

One has also used electrocution but you would really need to know what your doing so you dont fry yourself. I used this method to obtain worms prior to growing pumpkins......Hmmmmm Maybe Ill use it on Ole Longbeards patch and steal all his worms......

5/26/2006 4:02:48 PM

South Western Pa

Some people grow castor bean plants around the edge of their garden. They are very toxic, so be careful if you have young children around.

5/26/2006 6:57:43 PM

Pemberton, BC

You could try Brooks's disgusting little friend..

5/27/2006 2:52:15 AM

Knopp, Germany

Ok got it, moles bad, worms good.

5/27/2006 4:42:35 AM

Ohio

owen, its worms good and moles bad.

5/27/2006 5:22:58 AM

[email protected]

You guys are confusing moles with shrews, they are different animals. Shrews look much like a mole but are different. Short tailed shrews have poisonous saliva that can kill some cats. The also use musk as a defense mecahanisim. Often if the cat does kill the shrew they won't eat it because of the musk given off by the shrew.

5/27/2006 8:54:16 AM

[email protected]

Please ignore the typos above, maybe I should start proof reading, then agian, maybe it won't help. And cats do eat moles.

5/27/2006 8:57:11 AM

Snoqualmie, Wash.

I trap tyhem with a jaw trap that has a flipper that goes up and down, but I modify the tripper by turning it side wisw with a pair of plyers. when the mole goes thru it's tunnel, it pushes the tripper with it's nose and gets caught, Good luck- Jerri

5/28/2006 12:54:46 AM

Louth , Ireland

Moles have skin glands that apparently deter carnivores like cats ,dogs etc etc . However they are defenseless to the attacks of owls as they come out of their burrows at night. Failing an army pet owls I'd stick to the poison worms

5/28/2006 5:20:54 AM

[email protected]

I've had cats who would catch moles. Some eat them, most don't but we feed them too much as it is. Cat Scratch Fever & Pumpkins don't mix well.

If you're serious about growing pumpkins & have moles, then get serious about eliminating the moles.

Talpirid.

http://www.belllabs.com/talpirid/

5/28/2006 8:00:15 AM

Applegate, Oregon

Thanks for all the replies! I have lots of ammo to work with now and will keep you posted on progress. I did shoot one a couple days ago. Just happened to have the shotgun when I saw one pushing dirt out of the burrow. We have now taken out 14 digger squirrels, the latest my wife shot!

5/28/2006 10:23:44 AM

Chico, Ca

Gotta love it when you bring in the artillery..... LOL

5/28/2006 8:07:28 PM

Sequim, WA

Rosemary and garlic with a big red like a petite sirah. Side dishes could be anything you like. Asparagus with parmesan is nice this time of year. Carrots or butternut squash complement them nicely in the fall.

5/28/2006 9:41:26 PM

Montoursville, PA

What are moles? Have not had any since sometime after we started using Milky Spore fifteen years or more years ago. The neighbors still have them. All I can say is their platter is better than mine which is less the grubs controlled, by Milky Spore. I am aware that worms are the major feed attraction. I have lots, of worms and no grubs, to mention. Could that be the only difference? I know of no better or other reason.

5/28/2006 11:20:58 PM

Ohio

Owen, Milky spore good and Moles bad.

5/29/2006 9:31:05 AM

Montoursville, PA

The real value of Milky Spore is that each time a fly in beetle starts a new cycle they become diseased. When the disease finishes them off the pay off is a gazillion new Milky Spore spores. It is not a poison. It's process creates no poisons or unballance, of any soil condition. It affects nothing but the grubs you do not want in your soil.
It does not leach out unless flooded and washed out. One application often lasts fifteen years or longer so cost is not an issue except the first year.

5/29/2006 7:18:58 PM

northern indiana

Of course there are other less shall we say DNR friendly ways to take care of moles?? one could, (theoreticly) place one or two of a moles preferred foods in a tunnel and place a trap above. Moles love worms... and they get a little careless when the smell a good cache of them..
getting rid of the grubs with a nice treatment of merit has helped with my mole problem.. of course I raise red wigglers in the basement for worm poo fert for the plants. so I also have a ready supply of bait when i need to go fishing. of course sometimes the catch is better than others

5/31/2006 9:52:38 PM