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Hilltop Cycle ATV 10-06-2006 01:24 PM

Moles ?
 
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.



Tom The Great 10-06-2006 03:24 PM

Moles ?
 
On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 07:24:02 -0500, " 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.



I've found that removing their food supply works best, plus makes for
a healthier yard. Get rid of your Grubs.

I used Milky Spore, it's long lasting, and nontoxic. Your neighbors
yards will seem more appealing to the mole(s).

http://www.japanese-beetles.com/japa...-my-answer.php

hth,

tom

dave 12-06-2006 05:59 PM

Moles ?
 

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.


Tom The Great 13-06-2006 11:29 PM

Moles ?
 
On 12 Jun 2006 09:59:39 -0700, "dave" wrote:


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.



Does this work on annoying neighbors.


;)


Eggs Zachtly 13-06-2006 11:52 PM

Moles ?
 
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...

[email protected] 14-06-2006 08:59 PM

Moles ?
 

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.

I


Eggs Zachtly 14-06-2006 10:40 PM

Moles ?
 
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?

dave 16-06-2006 04:48 PM

Moles ?
 
No they don't DIPSHIT. I've done it, and so have my friends. They go
away and stay away, Probably because they are dead. DIPSHIT



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...



George Ewart 28-06-2006 12:25 PM

Moles ? another opinion
 
If you are old like have the time....
First I flood their runs and holes with water.
Sometimes when I do that the mole comes to the top for air and then he gets
it.

If that didn't work, I flatten al the runs. Stepping on them, running the
golf cart over them or lawn roller.

Wait and hour and go back and look. Usually the mole will start back up
again in an hour or so and you can see him pushing the ground up. Take a
shovel and jam it in the ground/run about a foot or so behind him.

You can then flush him out with water or use another shovel to dig him up,
or in my case, I sick the dog after him.

It may take a few times of stomping the runs down till you get to his main
that one he uses. You can then watch it to catch him. It takes a little time
a patience.

But, for an old guy who has been doing it for years, a little time costs
nothing at all.


" Hilltop Cycle ATV" wrote in message
...
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.





Mary Beth 29-06-2006 12:29 AM

OT Book Moles ?
 

Eggs Zachtly wrote:

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


Eggs Zachtly wrote:
From _Fieldbook of Natural History_ by Palmer (Cornell U.) and

Fowler (Penn. State U.)



All I can say is a HUGE THANK YOU!!
I had three copies over the years, (had it as a Biology major in college),
and have always loved it. Twice it was borrowed and lost, but they replaced
it. The third time, never knew what happened!
Anyway, I have been trying to find this book everywhere, even looked in
amazon for YEARS. All I needed this time was the name, and it came up!

But if you hadn't brought it up I just may have never looked again, (even
tho this time it was nice to have the author's names, I had forgotten them),
and reading your post made me go check it out *one more time*, just in case!
Not in print, anymore, which is why I couldn't get it even at the college
libraries I looked/called, but I got a great deal on a used, but like new
copy.

I'd asked for it on e-bay for a long time, and never got an answer for it.
Had been checking all kinds of places, college libraries, for used books, to
no avail.

Thanks again and again.....

MaryBeth




Eggs Zachtly 29-06-2006 12:44 AM

OT Book Moles ?
 
Mary Beth said:

Eggs Zachtly wrote:

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


Eggs Zachtly wrote:
From _Fieldbook of Natural History_ by Palmer (Cornell U.) and

Fowler (Penn. State U.)


All I can say is a HUGE THANK YOU!!
I had three copies over the years, (had it as a Biology major in college),
and have always loved it. Twice it was borrowed and lost, but they replaced
it. The third time, never knew what happened!
Anyway, I have been trying to find this book everywhere, even looked in
amazon for YEARS. All I needed this time was the name, and it came up!

But if you hadn't brought it up I just may have never looked again, (even
tho this time it was nice to have the author's names, I had forgotten them),
and reading your post made me go check it out *one more time*, just in case!
Not in print, anymore, which is why I couldn't get it even at the college
libraries I looked/called, but I got a great deal on a used, but like new
copy.

I'd asked for it on e-bay for a long time, and never got an answer for it.
Had been checking all kinds of places, college libraries, for used books, to
no avail.

Thanks again and again.....


You're welcome, it's definately a "must have" in my library. =)

Hardback:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/007...lance&n=283155

First edit. (1949):
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fieldbook-of-Nat...cmdZView Item

HTH
--
Eggs

-Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a
garage makes you a car.

Mary Beth 29-06-2006 12:51 AM

OT Book Moles ?
 

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
...
Mary Beth said:

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


All I can say is a HUGE THANK YOU!!
I had three copies over the years, (had it as a Biology major in
college),
and have always loved it. Twice it was borrowed and lost, but they
replaced
it. The third time, never knew what happened!
Anyway, I have been trying to find this book everywhere, even looked in
amazon for YEARS. All I needed this time was the name, and it came up!

But if you hadn't brought it up I just may have never looked again, (even
tho this time it was nice to have the author's names, I had forgotten
them),
and reading your post made me go check it out *one more time*, just in
case!
Not in print, anymore, which is why I couldn't get it even at the college
libraries I looked/called, but I got a great deal on a used, but like new
copy.

I'd asked for it on e-bay for a long time, and never got an answer for
it.
Had been checking all kinds of places, college libraries, for used books,
to
no avail.

Thanks again and again.....


You're welcome, it's definately a "must have" in my library. =)

Hardback:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/007...lance&n=283155

First edit. (1949):
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fieldbook-of-Nat...cmdZView Item

HTH
--
Eggs



Oh it helps!! Hopefully anyone else looking for a great book, will order it.
I got it coming in for $11.00 total with S&H. :) I'll be a happy gal when
it's back in my home library! :)
I've got it ordered already, before I sent that note out, got it being
shipped by tomorrow. It's funny to see the first edition book on the e-bay
site! Looks a lot older, but as soon as I saw the pic on amazon, I knew it
was mine!

You really did help me out with just the mention of it. I think I gave up
looking for a few years now. g

Thanks again,
MaryBeth




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