If I get rid of the moles
in my yard, what about the moles in my neighbors yard?—Moles
are a solitary and a very territorial animal. If your neighbor moved
out of their house, you wouldn’t automatically move in right? Of
course not, because you have your own territory established, but at a
later time, you might decide to expand your territory and buy their
house and property. Moles operate the same way, they are always
expanding their territory. We at A All Animal Control will then remove
those moles if they decide to expand their territory into your yard
Can I ever be successful in
getting rid of moles forever?---There are 2 ways I know
of to get rid of moles forever but they both are not good methods. One
is to pave over your entire yard and make it into a parking lot and the
other is to kill every living organism in your yard that moles eat and
the mole won’t find your yard attractive, but you won’t have much of a
yard either. Getting rid of moles is a control effort, one that we at
A All Animal Control guarantee to be effective at.
Do moles ever come back?---Yes
and no, Some yards may experience new moles coming back in as explained
in the answer to the first question above. Other yards may have moles
in them now, and once we at A All Animal Control have removed the
problem moles, there may not be any more moles nearby that can expand
to your yard. But there is not a product available to keep moles out
for good, anyone who tells you differently just wants your money.
Why does everyone tell me
to get rid of the grubs and I will get rid of my moles?---Grub
control for mole control is the biggest myth out there. Out of all the
yards we have and currently do service, about 80 percent of them never
have grubs as they have either killed the grubs or didn’t have them to
begin with. Moles are in the yard for earthworms, all factual studies
on moles always come up with earthworms as the main diet of the mole.
85 Percent of their diet is earthworms. They are strictly an
Insectivore. If you think about it, businesses can sell grub control
but can’t sell earthworm control. No one would buy earthworm control as
they are needed for the deep, natural aeration of your yard.
I must have over 100
moles in my yard right?---No, the typical acre averages
between 3 to 5 moles. Moles are solitary by nature and extremely
territorial. One mole can average 100 feet of digging new tunnels in 1
Day, 18 feet an hour when digging surface or deep tunnels, and can
travel 80 feet a minute in tunnel already created.
Why do I have mounds of dirt in
my yard?---As moles dig new horizontal, deeper tunnels,
they need a place to put the dirt they are excavating. They bring this
dirt to the surface. As they dig farther and farther, they make new
mounds of dirt as the run gets longer. The bigger the mound, the
deeper the moles tunnel is beneath the surface of the ground.
Why do all the poisons,
home remedies, grub control, moletox, sound makers, vibration makers and
other mole control devices not work?---our answer to
this question is simple, If all of these actually worked, we would not
be in business. Ever heard the expression, cheaper is better? Not
really is it, quality and factual knowledge beats cheap anyday. Those
things are there to hook the homeowner, not to solve your problem.
Moles do not eat any form of grain or plant matter, they are strictly
meat eaters. As to the sound, sonic, and vibrating devices designed
to scare moles away, we at A All Animal Control catch moles weekly
fairly close to these devices.
I have never had moles
until now, why are they in my yard?---As it has been
said above, moles are solitary and territorial. When the female has
babies and raises them til they are old enough to be on their own, she
kicks them out, these “teen” moles now have to explore new areas and
set up their own territories. As this process repeats itself, they
will soon make it to your yard, especially if you might be in the
middle of a new housing development
