On Mon, 12 Jan 2009, Kathy wrote
Thanks for all the advice. We don't really want to resort to traps, and it
may be pointless as there seem to be rather a lot on the site, which is why
we want to discourage them from our plot. Some one suggested dropping cat
poo down the holes, which might work, but we'd only want to do that on the
ones on the path.

Our other problem pest is rabbits. So, if we can find a way of turning
vegitarian rabbits into mole hunters, we've got it made :-}


We had fairly good results in our garden in the Dordogne - on a rocky
slope with not very much depth of soil - with a product made by
Caussade, small batons of black smelly stuff that you poked into the
mole tunnel. You have to keep an eye out and do it when the hill is
fresh, but it has kept them at bay quite well. Mind you it's only a
small patch and access is limited to a narrow grass way between stone
walls, so provided we can keep the entrance clear, they can't get any
further. The Caussade site seems to be down at the moment, hope it will
come back.


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Kate B

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