On 28/06/2010 19:31, Emery Davis wrote:
On 06/28/2010 05:31 PM, Bob Hobden wrote:
Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole
population, plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without
warning.
How do we get rid of them?


Heh, the quick answer is: you don't. The only temporary solution is
traps, but others will quickly appear to take over the galleries.

You don't eradicate moles, you control them. If you're lucky! (And
somewhat skilled, certain wily moles can be bugger-all to catch.)

-E

They are running riot this year in my lawns, vegetable garden and flower
borders, a right mess and downright dangerous too when the ground
suddenly collapses and twists your ankle. I've tried those scissor traps
without much luck also the copper coloured traps. The moles just bury
them in soil! The surrounding fields are full of them too, so even if I
evict them from my land there are plenty more in the housing chain
waiting to take their place. :-(

--
David in Normandy.
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