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Encourage moles to vacate the premises
June 16th, 2008 by george


Photo courtesy of ESOX LUCIUS at Flickr.com.

The damage that moles can inflict on your yard or garden with their tunneling can be infuriating, but there are simple ways to eliminate the problem quickly without resorting to poisons.

Moles are sensitive to sound, so if you put a cheap radio playing heavy metal or hard rock into one of their tunnels, you’ll probably be rid of them within a few hours. Moles are also averse to the smell of Ex-Lax laxative, so putting a few squares of it into their holes will make them pack up and go. For a more extreme solution, coat an ear of corn with tar and put it into one of their tunnels. The fumes will drive them away, and you can easily retrieve and dispose of the corn once it’s done its job.


Photo courtesy of jacobs a red at Flickr.com.

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#1 Deanna on 07.07.08 at 2:28 pm

I have almost 2 acres and I have moles in different spots through out. If I chase them out of one tunnel they will just make more. Any ideas?

#2 george on 07.09.08 at 9:45 am

Deanna -

Thanks for reading our blog! Let me see if I can help.

For dealing with moles over a wide area, I would suggest dropping ex-lax in the holes of the moles that you know about, and then making loud, ground penetrating noise for a day or so to deter them from digging new holes elsewhere on your property.

A few strings of black cat fireworks should do the trick. You may also want to put a few boom boxes on the ground around your property, with the bass turned all the way up and the speakers facing into the ground. Alternately, if you have a jackhammer or other piece of heavy machinery that vibrates the ground, that would work to repel them (but that would involve a lot more work and potential side effects).

I hope that helps!

#3 Rowena on 07.10.08 at 3:12 pm

I’m commenting from Italy and my father-in-law recently showed me a plant that helped rid his yard of moles. Ever heard of the Mole Plant or Gopher Purge? Here’s some info for this plant.

http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/euplathyrus.htm

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