Jay8/12/03 2:47
"Chris Wilson" wrote in message
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I have always trapped moles, but recently I came across an advert for a
solar powered electronic repeller that "taps" the ground periodically at
a sub soil level. I am very skeptical about there potential efficacy,
but am open to persuasion to part with cash if the things work... Anyone
got any experience of them please? The moles here in north Shropshire
seem to be working overtime at the moment and are a challenge to
eradicate off our lawn.
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Best regards,
Chris.
It wasn't till I got mine home and opened the pack that I read that it
doesn't work so well on sandy soils - apparently clay is best. And it
doesn't do a large area - seems to be less than 10m or so radius of the
thing on my sandy loam.
I was pleased not to have the lawn trashed this autumn by badgers but the
number of moles are making up for it. Every where I tread I seem to sink
several inches. The tunnels seem more like huge rooms than corridoors. I've
given up with humane traps, and the smell deterrent just moves them
elsewhere in the garden. So it's the chopper for the sweet furry pests. But
I've only caught one so far. Has anyone suggestions for how best to use the
traps please?
Jay, when things get too bad even for traps here, we resort to 'the mole
man'. He puts strychnine worms down the holes and keep us clear for a
while. We're surrounded by fields and our neighbour is the churchyard, so
it sometimes seems as if our garden is a sort of M25 for moles! The strange
thing is that this is badger country, too but although we get the odd one in
the garden, I don't think they've caused any damage that I know of. Perhaps
they get enough from the fields around us.
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Sacha
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