What is the best way to trap moles in the lawn?
Moles have two main types of tunnels; deep, permanent tunnels and surface tunnels, which are more unsightly. You should read the directions on your trap to determine the type of tunnel for which your trap was designed. The two main trap types are spear and scissor. Both act by creating a tunnel blockage that the mole tries to reopen, thus triggering the trap. The blockage should be soft so the mole will go through rather than below or around the blocked area. It is very important that traps are placed in high traffic tunnels or moles will not find the trap or bother with reopening the tunnel. Tunnels with multiple branches are feeding tunnels and make poor trap locations because they are seldom revisited. Main tunnels are typically straight and run between two mounds, along man-made borders such as foundations or walkways, or sometimes along a wooded border or garden. Traps should be placed on active main tunnels. The easiest way to determine if a tunnel is active is to create a small
