Here are some things that you should know about moles:

• Moles are classified as insectivores, making them more closely related to bats than rodents.
• Their length varies from 5 to 8 inches, measuring from nose to tail.
• They have small, nearly non-functioning eyes that are covered with fur.
• These fast diggers have short, but powerful front feet with large digging claws. They can dig a tunnel at a rate of 12 to 15 feet per hour.
• Moles eat earth worms, grubs, and various insects. They eat 70-80% of their weight everyday.
• Moles dig shallow tunnels during the warm weather and deep tunnels for winter. The former type of tunnel poses more danger to plant life.
• Though many people regard them as pests, moles are actually beneficial creatures. They eat many insects considered as pests and their tunneling aerates the soil.

• Learn to co-exist with the moles.

  a) Moles may be a nuisance, but they are not dangerous.
  b) They do not eat flower bulbs, roots, or other plants.
  c) Moles eat insects, which may prove to be advantageous for your garden.

• Get rid of the moles.

  a) They produce unsightly ridges and molehills.
  b) Their tunneling may turn the grass brown and kill other vegetation.
  c) These quick tunnelers can ruin a nicely landscaped lawn and cause hundreds to thousand of dollars in damage.

• Discourage the moles from taking residence under your garden or lawn.

  a) Reduce the amount of water you give your lawn to keep them from getting to the surface. If they don’t have anything to feed on to, moles would not be encouraged to stay in your lawn.
  b) Consider changing your lawn into gardens or lawn-water landscape. Plant vegetation that do not require much watering.
  c) Put up a fence or barrier around your garden. This option works well for small gardens. Bury fencing with a small mesh two feet below the surface.

• Scare the moles away.

  a) Gadgets like soil vibrating and ultrasonic devices can help keep moles out of your lawn or garden.
  b) Smelly items, such as castor oil, moth balls, and commercial mole repellants can keep moles away for a while.
  c) You may keep a dog to dig the moles up. However, be wary of the dog’s tendency to cause as much mess as the moles when they try to dig these little critters up.
  d) Control the moles’ food supply by controlling the beetle grubs.
  e) Flush out the moles with water. However, most moles have an extensive network of tunnel and the water may not reach all of them.

• Trap a mole.

  a) The ideal time to trap moles is after a rainstorm when the moles are closer to the surface.
  b) Use humanely designed traps, such as the harpoon, scissor-jaw, or the choker loop.
  c) Make sure to set the trap in an active tunnel.
  d) Release the mole far from your yard. A large meadow or field is an ideal place to release the moles.

• Exterminate the moles.

  a) Use lethal traps to exterminate moles instead of poisons and chemicals since these are harmful to other wildlife and pets.

Here are some things that you should know about moles:

• Moles are classified as insectivores, making them more closely related to bats than rodents.
• Their length varies from 5 to 8 inches, measuring from nose to tail.
• They have small, nearly non-functioning eyes that are covered with fur.
• These fast diggers have short, but powerful front feet with large digging claws. They can dig a tunnel at a rate of 12 to 15 feet per hour.
• Moles eat earth worms, grubs, and various insects. They eat 70-80% of their weight everyday.
• Moles dig shallow tunnels during the warm weather and deep tunnels for winter. The former type of tunnel poses more danger to plant life.
• Though many people regard them as pests, moles are actually beneficial creatures. They eat many insects considered as pests and their tunneling aerates the soil.

• Learn to co-exist with the moles.

  a) Moles may be a nuisance, but they are not dangerous.
  b) They do not eat flower bulbs, roots, or other plants.
  c) Moles eat insects, which may prove to be advantageous for your garden.

• Get rid of the moles.

  a) They produce unsightly ridges and molehills.
  b) Their tunneling may turn the grass brown and kill other vegetation.
  c) These quick tunnelers can ruin a nicely landscaped lawn and cause hundreds to thousand of dollars in damage.

• Discourage the moles from taking residence under your garden or lawn.

  a) Reduce the amount of water you give your lawn to keep them from getting to the surface. If they don’t have anything to feed on to, moles would not be encouraged to stay in your lawn.
  b) Consider changing your lawn into gardens or lawn-water landscape. Plant vegetation that do not require much watering.
  c) Put up a fence or barrier around your garden. This option works well for small gardens. Bury fencing with a small mesh two feet below the surface.

• Scare the moles away.

  a) Gadgets like soil vibrating and ultrasonic devices can help keep moles out of your lawn or garden.
  b) Smelly items, such as castor oil, moth balls, and commercial mole repellants can keep moles away for a while.
  c) You may keep a dog to dig the moles up. However, be wary of the dog’s tendency to cause as much mess as the moles when they try to dig these little critters up.
  d) Control the moles’ food supply by controlling the beetle grubs.
  e) Flush out the moles with water. However, most moles have an extensive network of tunnel and the water may not reach all of them.

• Trap a mole.

  a) The ideal time to trap moles is after a rainstorm when the moles are closer to the surface.
  b) Use humanely designed traps, such as the harpoon, scissor-jaw, or the choker loop.
  c) Make sure to set the trap in an active tunnel.
  d) Release the mole far from your yard. A large meadow or field is an ideal place to release the moles.

• Exterminate the moles.

  a) Use lethal traps to exterminate moles instead of poisons and chemicals since these are harmful to other wildlife and pets.