Moles

Moles are active all year round and are identified by the distinctive mole hill.  These can appear overnight, destroying lawns, sports pitches, golf courses etc.  Moles hills are unsightly and can be difficult to repair.   Their main source of food is the earthworm.

Signs of a Mole problem:

• Mole hills

 

WHAT DO MOLES LOOK LIKE

Moles are approximately 12 – 16cm long, with black velvet fur and large forefeet that are used for tunnelling. They are not often seen above ground

REPRODUCTION

• Moles usually have one litter per year, between February and June, with approximately 2- 7 young (kits).
• When the kits reach maturity after about 5 weeks, they are forced out by the mother and start creating their own network of tunnels and mole hills.

IMPLICATIONS OF HAVING MOLES

Moles can cause contamination of silage, making it unpalatable to livestock, indirect damage to agricultural machinery by the exposure of stones, damage to young plants by disturbing the soil and damage to drainage systems and watercourses due to the tunnelling.

HOW DO WE GET RID OF MOLES?

The most common method is by using Phostoxin or Talunex tablets to create a gas which is inserted into the moles tunnels or using the most up to date trapping methods.