What is the best way to rid a yard of moles?
Although there are all kinds of deterrents, repellents, insecticides and poison baits on the market that claim to repel moles, eliminate their food sources or kill the animals, Wildlife Wranglers has found over the years that trapping is the most efficient, effective and environmentally-friendly method of quickly reducing a resident population of eastern or starnose moles. University research and the findings of other wildlife control operators has backed this up. Moles are not phased by or quickly become conditioned to deterrents and repellents. Insecticides may reduce some food sources (such as ants and grubs), but a large percentage of a mole’s diet is earthworms – an invertebrate that is not targeted by most chemicals and an invertebrate that is needed for healthy soil conditions. Poison baits are often ignored, eaten by non-target animals or quickly degrade in the soil. If they are consumed by moles it is difficult to determine if the resident population is being reduced. With tra
