This has been a great winter to be a mole. Moles don’t hibernate durring the winter, they simply move below the frost line. Since we don’t really have any frost, they have been close to the surface. When eastern moles go deeper, they tend to push up more piles. When they are close to the [...]

I actually had an article sent to me boasting about the “benefits” of moles.  Follow this link to read the article. By the way, the author is wrong about shrews.  They are not insectivores.  Does anybody else perceive moles as beneficial?

Our traps have all been pulled from the ground.  We ended up trapping 1787 moles this year.  This is less than 2010, but we did not have the carbon monoxide gasser in 2010.  We used our gasser a lot and have been very happy with the results.

  If you answered yes to this question, then you probably have VOLES.  Voles are field mice.  They spend the winter under the snow eating the bark off bushes and trees.  They survive quite well under the snow because the snow cover insulates them from the cold air and predators cannot find them.  Voles chew the [...]

We have have trapped over 1000 moles for this season.  We currently are trapping about 100 each week.

Carbon Monoxide to be more specific. We purchased a carbon monoxide compressor. We can inject Carbon Monoxide into the ground at 120 psi per injector at 4 different injection locations. The compressor will fill a 200 foot long mole tunnel with Carbon Monoxide in seconds. Any mole or vole in those tunnels will die within [...]

We found 3 frozen moles in traps under the snow.  That is a good way to preserve them!

Hey Jim,  We had a live mole in one of our traps the other day. I have attached a short video we shot of the mole. Feel free to use it if you would like.  Thanks for all your help  John Glover Superior Lawn Services Jonesboro, Arkansas  www.4noweeds.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqEkBqndlgA

We ended 2010 with a record number of trapped moles. We caught 1953 moles! The snow needed to wait one more week and I think we could have hit 2000.

Moles are very active trying to get a good meal in before the frost sets in.  Moles do not hibernate.  They remain active all winter.  However, it is a lot more difficult to find the worms under the frost line, so that is why we are seeing the large increase in mole activity now.