amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN

Wow! You have only ONE?!! Come on down to my house. I'll show you mole metropolis!! It has rained so much this winter that they are mounding up the surface big time. We tried mole traps, other things; had no luck with any of it, so we just decided to share our world with theirs. And you know what? It works out just fine.

maierfan1 Loc: Michigan

Chew up five sticks of Juicy Fruit gum into a big gob and drop it into the mole's tunnel opening. If they find it, bye bye mole! Their digestive system can't handle it. What could be better? Non-poisonous & non destructive.... just let nature take it's course.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

amy if you ever step in one of those runs & twist an ankle or worse you may change your mind…We have had them so bad that they actually ruined a big part of the lawn..We have a really sandy soil that they (and grubs) thrive in…gophers like it also but they are much more easy to control than moles..BTW if you have large mounds of dirt then you probably have gophers, not moles.

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

If you can find castor beans, they are used to make castor oil, put a few in an active run. They will leave.

littledale

You can walk on the mole tunnels to mash them down flat.
Then take a fork with several tines (as a kid we called them manure forks). Stand real still near the flatened tunnel the mole will come back to repair the tunnel. When you see the ground raise up you can stab it with the fork. You can bring the mole out to dispose of it.

gtemple1 Loc: E. Olympia, WA

Had the same problem. Tried everything I could find at the Home Centers. Most of them work sometimes. The one I use now is sold online at; http://www.traplineproducts.com/. So far, they've given me about a 90% success rate on the first try. 100% within the first week.

Happy hunting.

Searcher Loc: Kent, England

There is only one way to get rid of a mole . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas

alby Loc: very eastern pa.

we have well over a thousand perennials and had a bad problem with moles and voles. used the black rat bait boxes and rat blocks and it seemed to work but took a while. had to put a heavy piece of flagstone on top to keep raccoons from steeling bait. [ didn't seem to bother the coons]. as far as groundhogs, try dropping snickers bars down the holes, don't laugh til you try it. only snickers seems to work, maybe the combination of peanuts and chocolate. my only problem is not eating too many. an old farmer friend told me about the snickers bars. i laughed, then tried it. no problem with whistle pigs since then.

newwbe Loc: St. Louis MO

If you can find it at a welding supply or camping store. carbide pellets work great. These are the pellets that miners used to use in their carbide lanterns. Thaake a knife and cut the top of a mole run like you would a pumpkin. put a table spon of pellets in the hole. Than pour a tea spoon of water on the pellets. It makes aosion gas tht will follow the run back to their nest. and not only get dad but mom an the babbies as well. You may what to do this on several runs as some made be blocked and not go all the way back to the nest.

pipesgt Loc: Central Florida

Get a bottle of liquid ammonia, and pour in the hole.

Calsnap Loc: Seattle/Montana/San Diego

I find the garden hose to be extremely entertaining. It also has the advantage of washing all the dirt from the mole hill back into the ground. If your lawn is reasonably flat just wash all the dirt back into the holes and as soon as you see new activity go the the highest nearest hole and let the water run for a bit. Very satisfying to whack the little buggers when they come up gasping, often not at a hole either. My favorite was at a buddies house where the professional hadn't been able to get this guy and I got him first try.

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

I thought this is what this thread was about when I opened it.

I went to the local Agway and asked if there was a poisson or something to use on a huge ground hog that was eating my expensive perennials I just planted. He didn't miss a beat and suggested "lead". Lead? I questioned, "how do you apply it?" "Right between the eyes " he replied… the scattered customers all laughed… so did I… I was his straight man for the day and walked right into it- I still laugh when I think about it.

They sell traps that you put in/across the holes as signified by the bugs-bunny like trails you no doubt are most irritated by. You dig in a spot where you see these, put in the trap and then carefully replace everything. It trips when they pass.

However, they are digging because of a food source, namely grubs. Get rid of them and you are rid or your moles- or rather your neighbor will have them. ;0) I'd try that first. one of the lawn feed and grub killer- will dissuade skunks as well for same reason. or buy a cat.

I saw a more aggressive solution in a move once, caddy shack…didn't work in the movie- but that was gophers.

dlwhawaii Loc: Sunny Wailuku, Hawaii

A successful solution I use is a mixture of castor oil (available online as a mole eradicator), dish detergent (wetting agent), and water. Water your yard well with the mixture. Causes major skin irritation for the moles. Not fatal, but gets rid of your problem and makes it someone elses. :)

bunuweld Loc: Arizona

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Leon S Loc: Minnesota

Every spring my neighbor fertilizes his adjoining 500 acres with anhydrous ammonia. The soil critters he doesn't kill all move to my yard. I'm about to request UN aid for all the refugees that take up residence here. The most effective defense I have found is to get on my compact utility tractor and smash the mole runs flat. In time, I regain most of my yard. If I could get enough aqueous ammonia at a price I could afford, I would treat my yard before my neighbor did his fields. If your lawn is small enough Pipesgt is right for you. Treat your whole yard, the liquid ammonia is also a good fertilizer for grass. Just don't put it on too heavy and lightly water it into the soil. Be prepared for the ammonia smell, and I assume no responsibility for the lawsuits that may arise because of dead grass or upset neighbors.