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14-06-2006, 10:40 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden

said:

Eggs Zachtly wrote:
dave said:

Hilltop Cycle ATV wrote:
Well,
I think I am getting my thistle problem under control . Well, now I am
starting to see mole tracks in the yard . Today I looked out and I have a
pile of dirt in the yard that wasn't there last night . I don't know much
about moles . Now, is this pile of dirt where they start their tunnel, end
it or what ? I would like to know a way to get rid of these varmints .
Any suggestions ?
Thanks,
Raz

BTW: I am not an animal activist so don't worry about any effective way, I
don't care how it is done . As long as I get rid of them.

Light a road flare and shove it in the hole. Buh bye!
Could you stand to breathe that sulfer crap? They will go away.

And, they'll be back, dipshit. They're not in your yard just hanging out,
they're there to eat your grubs.

--
Eggs

-I went to school to become a wit, only got halfway through...

While moles eat grubs and if you have a grub problem it should be dealt
with, moles have a wide variety of food sources. It's a myth that
having moles automatically equates to a grub problem. It's not
unusual to have a lawn that doesn;t have a grub problem, but still has
moles.

This time of year, in the OP's location, my money's on grubs, everytime.
Grubs and earthworms are a mole's main diet.

From _Fieldbook of Natural History_ by Palmer (Cornell U.) and
Fowler (Penn. State U.)

Common Mole: Food choices (in order of preference)
1. white grubs, and earthworms
2. insect larvae
3. adult insects

(Not really a "wide variety", unless you're going to count each species of
insect's larvae as a "variety").

Star-nosed Mole: 49% worms, 33 % insects, 8 % miscellaneous,
6 % crustaceans, 2 % mollusks, 2% vertebrates

Again, in the OP's location, I'd treat for grubs, or live with the moles,
and let them kill the grubs for you. If you'd rather not treat for grubs,
then sit there with a shovel and wait until you see them tunneling, and
whack em. =)

--
Eggs

Can I yell MOVIE in a crowded firehouse?