Getting Rid of Moles

By Angie from Richmond, IN

Archives: Request: Getting Rid of Moles Archived on 11/24/2009 I have a garden mole destroying my lawn and garden. Is there any sure fire way to help me get rid of this varmint? Hardiness Zone: 7a Pat from Fairfield, CT Feedback: RE: Getting Rid of Moles I had moles dig right next to my "mole chaser". My husband and I had a good laugh over that one. I have found after trying many different things (I even tried the Juicy Fruit gum remedy). Only poison really does the trick. I use a product called mol-tox and have had pretty good results. (02/21/2008) By Lisa in NY RE: Getting Rid of Moles Put used cat litter on top of each dirt mound. The mole will think its a predator and will move on to another area. An employee at a hardware store told us about this and it worked for us. (02/21/2008) By Rose Mary RE: Getting Rid of Moles We tried everything we heard to get rid of moles. We even ran a hose from our car exhaust to a mole run, hoping the gas would either kill one or two of them or bring them out of the ground. The only thing it did was make our whole yard smell like exhaust fumes. After setting traps, trying the windmill thingies and trying other "natural" things, we finally got rid of them by using a bait called Mole Patrol. We put it in a mole run, cover it up, and usually don't see any sign of the mole again. It took a couple of years of monitoring all the runs, but we finally have them under control. I think we had a total of 2 moles last year, a record low. (02/21/2008) By Sharon RE: Getting Rid of Moles I had moles one summer and the way I got rid of them was putting mothballs all over the places where the holes were; I haven't had any since and it has been two summers. (02/21/2008) By boonjaras RE: Getting Rid of Moles I have 3 cats who are expert hunters. Thanks to them, I can have a pesticide-free garden, and they don't get sick from eating a poisoned rodent. They are indoor/outdoor, but love being outside the most. Every now and then they even share one of their conquests with me and leave me a present on the doormat. It's so nasty, but better than having a ruined garden. (02/22/2008) By Barbara RE: Getting Rid of Moles My golden retriever mix is a "crack" mole hunter. She lives for sniffing them out and waiting for movement. When she sees the least bit of earth move, she points, waits just a bit, and then dives right in and yanks out the mole. I think last year she got between 15 and 20 of them. I don't mind filling in her holes either, it's better than the many mole runs I walk along to flatten on a weekly basis. (02/25/2008) By Mary Moo RE: Getting Rid of Moles I've used Drano successfully. Put a tablespoon of Drano in the hole and add water. Supposedly, it burns their feet and they don't come back. It's worked successfully for me for several years, but Drano is rather expensive. Cat litter sounds like a cheaper remedy, hope it works. (07/09/2008) By Candace Report Spam or Abuse Request: Getting Rid of Moles Archived on 02/21/2008 How can I get rid of ground moles naturally? Thank you, Darlene from North Street, MI Answers: RE: Getting Rid of Moles (b)Get rid of ground moles safely with castor-oil(/b) organic mole repellents. Moles cannot digest oil-coated worms, and will seek nutrients elsewhere. You can get Scoot Mole ORGANIC repellent from Bird-X. This is their website: (b)http://www.bird-x.com/products/mole.html(/b) (07/10/2006) By Sanchez RE: Getting Rid of Moles A while back I read about someone putting dirty diapers in the holes. I know I would stay out!(07/11/2006) By Sarah RE: Getting Rid of Moles Get a cat! (07/11/2006) By RE: Getting Rid of Moles JerryBaker.com carries big pencil shaped, battery operated mole things which emit pulsing vibrations into the ground the moles cannot handle. Last year I put one in each of my gardening areas and that ended the problem of moles for me. I left them in over the winter and the batteries are still going strong. (07/11/2006) By RE: Getting Rid of Moles I have trapped moles and other varmints in a live trap.You can buy one at a local hardware store. I load it with sunflower seeds. When the trap is sprung I take it a few miles away and release the varmint. Let him bug someone else. I also have read about traps that kill moles but you have to find the run and plant the trap. Once killed you have to dispose of the animal. (07/12/2006) By Dean RE: Getting Rid of Moles While growing up we had moles. My mother bought mole bean plants. Big, tall green plants with a thick stalk. After that we never had mole problems. (07/12/2006) By ness1up2 RE: Getting Rid of Moles Would those bean plants happen to have huge six-sided leaves? I hope so! I've been told the plant we have growing is what old-timers call "Castor Bean" plants. (07/12/2006) By bekkicat RE: Getting Rid of Moles Poision isn't the answer. Instead, use P7096 Mole chaser www.tesco-shoping.com works every time. Just insert it in the ground and let it do it's thing. The moles will leave and won't return, just change the batteries every 4 months - that's it. (03/08/2007) By Paul RE: Getting Rid of Moles BE CAREFUL! Poisoning moles in some states is illegal. Check your state laws! (11/14/2007) By david RE: Getting Rid of Moles I've heard that ground cayenne pepper works well, if spread anywhere that moles have been. (11/22/2007) By maria Report Spam or Abuse