Mole Extermination

08.14.2008 - This is a nice photo of a Townsend's Mole, taken in the Seattle area by my friend Sean.  He traps and removes moles.  I don't really do any mole extermination here in Florida.  It's not worth my time, and frankly, I just never got good at it.  Mole control is difficult.  Even for me, who did it for a while in Pennsylvania and experimented in Florida. Unfortunately, there is no quick and easy way to exterminate moles.  Many people want to buy poison to kill moles.  The problem is that moles eat only live food - almost entirely earthworms, and they won't eat anything inanimate, certainly not any poison.  So unless you can inject poison into a live worm and get a mole to eat it, poison won't work.  There's also no effective mole repellents.  You're talking about a critter that lives underground.  There's no substance, from castor oil to soap, or device, like a vibrating unit, to make them leave the area. The only way to exterminate moles is with traps.  And there are no live traps that could possibly catch a mole, so it's all lethal traps.  There's scissor traps, harpoon traps, and more.  Alas, these traps are hard to use, and it takes a lot of expertise to set them correctly.  Mole trapping is a lot more specialized than rat or opossum trapping, where you can just set a snap trap or cage respectively, and catch them any old place.  You have to set the difficult traps, juuuust right, on the active tunnels that the moles use.  And how do you know which ones are active?  Usually only a seasoned pro with a lot of experience under his belt has success.  Your best bet for mole extermination is to hire an expert.  But not me, I'm no good at it. We specialize in nuisance wildlife control - this is the field of removing unwanted wildlife from homes and property, and solving conflicts between people and wild animals. From home inspections to preventative repairs, wildlife trapping, attic cleanups and more, we solve critter problems with professional expertise. Call me, David, or click on the below link to find any one of hundreds of wildlife trappers in every city and town in the US.

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