Hello fellow WBF members and good afternoon to you. I have an oddball question/problem that is completely off the beaten path but one I feel many of you may have possibly encountered throughout your life. Moles. Not the kind one might find on their body, I am talking about the little pesky moles that like to dig near the surface of your lawn, wreaking havoc on your lawn. We just moved into a new place a couple of months ago and I didn't think they were that bad. I would joke around and say that I didn't mind them, that they provided "free aeration of my lawn".
Well, that was until I did a little bit of research. Turns out, they are not beneficial at all to lawns and that they have the power to damage small trees and bushes. YIKES!
I have read that moles are territorial and that they will violently fight to protect their turf. With that said, I find it hard to believe that only one mole is causing the trails I see popping up from all over the lawn. Front yard, backyard, sides of the house, doesn't matter. Those trails extend to just about every reach of the yard so to me, this is no longer a joking matter. From childhood memory when I was about knee high to a duck, I vaguely remember a family member that would get a huge steel roller that must have weighed in at around 400 lbs or more and roll it over the entire affected area. I was too young to remember who that family member was or even if it was an effective way of ridding the yard of moles.
I have read on the internet (so take this with a grain of salt) that moles can dig down to around 32". If this is the case, unless they are at the surface, the roller idea won't work....at least in theory. What I am looking for is to pluck the brains of any WBF members that may have encountered this issue before and what they did to eliminate it. Any advice would be welcome because you might as well call me a virgin when it comes to moles and what to do to get rid of them.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Tom
Well, that was until I did a little bit of research. Turns out, they are not beneficial at all to lawns and that they have the power to damage small trees and bushes. YIKES!
I have read that moles are territorial and that they will violently fight to protect their turf. With that said, I find it hard to believe that only one mole is causing the trails I see popping up from all over the lawn. Front yard, backyard, sides of the house, doesn't matter. Those trails extend to just about every reach of the yard so to me, this is no longer a joking matter. From childhood memory when I was about knee high to a duck, I vaguely remember a family member that would get a huge steel roller that must have weighed in at around 400 lbs or more and roll it over the entire affected area. I was too young to remember who that family member was or even if it was an effective way of ridding the yard of moles.
I have read on the internet (so take this with a grain of salt) that moles can dig down to around 32". If this is the case, unless they are at the surface, the roller idea won't work....at least in theory. What I am looking for is to pluck the brains of any WBF members that may have encountered this issue before and what they did to eliminate it. Any advice would be welcome because you might as well call me a virgin when it comes to moles and what to do to get rid of them.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Tom
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