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Pesky moles destroying your yard? Getting rid of them is easier than you think!

Difficulty:
Moderate

Instructions

1.
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Determine if you have a mole or not. Mole trails are easy to spot because they uproot the lawn wherever they go. Follow the trail to find the entrance to the trail.
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Figure out how you want to get rid of your mole. There are traps that you can buy at stores such as Lowe's, Home Depot, or Menards, that kill the mole with out using poison or chemicals. You can also buy mole worms which you is a gummy worm that is placed into the entrance of the mole hole. The moles eat the worm and later die.
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Use a vibrating stake. Moles do not like vibrations and they will vacate the area. You can buy vibrating stakes or use something as simple as a wooden stake with a propeller on the end. Buy vibrating mole stakes from Ace Hardware or they can be found online.


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How to Get Rid of Moles Damaging your Yard
By braniac, eHow User


Although moles can quickly damage a lawn, they do provide the benefits of aerating the soil and eating harmful white grubs. However, their preferred diet is earthworms which are beneficial to the soil. Every day, they can eat enough grubs and worms to equal their weight. They do not eat grass or other plants. They are skillful diggers and can tunnel up to a foot a minute.

There are many home remedies for getting rid of moles - human hair, moth balls, chewing gum, etc, etc. These remedies are generally ineffective. There are only three proven methods - castor oil based repellents, live trapping or bait/trap killing.

If using traps, you need to decide up front if you want to live trap and relocate them or use kill traps.

Difficulty:
Moderately Easy

Instructions
Things You'll Need

* A mole trap or bait

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1.
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Before you can get rid of a mole, you must determine which tunnels the mole is using. Flatten each tunnel in a couple areas by stepping on them. The following morning, check the areas you flattened to see if the earth is pushed up. If so, you have located an active tunnel.
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To set a live trap, dig a hole and place a bucket, large jar, etc. in the path of the tunnel. Cover the hole with a board or some other solid covering. The mole will fall into the bucket but can't climb out. You can relocate him/her to another location (not your neighbor's yard). I've had limited success with this approach (not to mention that digging a hole in Midwest clay and rock is not an easy task).
* 3

There are many types (spring/plunger, scissor and tube to name a few) of kill traps available to get rid of moles. Spring traps are the most common. To prepare a spring trap, flatten the tunnel (the mole opening the tunnel is what springs the trap) around the area where you want to place the trap and then set it in place. Load or arm the trap. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for your particular trap. Some traps are reusable, others can be disposed with the mole.

If you have pets or small children, place a 5 gallon bucket over the trap to keep them away. Remember, moles are already in the dark so they won't care the bucket is there.

Check the trap every couple of days. If it hasn't been triggered, try another tunnel.
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If you're planning to use bait, Talpirid is the most effective. Talpirid looks like a worm so the mole is attracted to it. I shy away from using bait because I'm worried my dogs will eat the bait or eat a mole that has eaten the bait. Handle it VERY carefully per the instructions.


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