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Old 13-10-2006, 11:25 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Moles... Will it work?

I haven't tried the mole plant but I'm getting better at catching
moles. You would be surprised to discover how few moles cause that
extensive damage in your garden. A single mole covers a vast area very
quickly - in fact when my 1/3 acre lawn infestation was at its worst,
it was all caused by just two moles, now deceased. But others come in
every year so its an ongoing battle to keep the surface of my lawn
sound and safe for human beings.

The first time I tackled them, I called in the molecatcher and his
subterranean traps did the trick - so I thought I would just copy him
next time. But those mousetrap-type devices are sensitive and quite
difficult to set and I got fed up with them snapping my fingers off.

So, I'm now using with great success, the above-ground traps, seen he
http://www.northerntooluk.com/produc...partno=168907E - not only
are they much easier to set but you can easily see when they have been
sprung without exploratory excavations. You don't need more than two
traps - and if you don't catch the varmits in a couple of days, just
move the traps to another fresh part of the mole tunnel network.

FWIW, I have also had local success with this solar powered mole
scarer: http://www.northerntooluk.com/produc...partno=168361E but
they emit annoying beeps and may simply move a mole away to another
part of a large garden.