Mole Control Service

You should know your enemy, otherwise defeating moles that are ravaging your lawn simply won’t work.

First off, moles aren’t necessarily after grubs in your lawn. Too often, homeowners think eliminating a grub infestation will keep them safe from moles or will get rid of an existing mole problem. What they’re really after are the earthworms in your soil, which help with breaking down organic matter. So, not only are moles tunneling through and killing the lawn’s roots in the process, they’re eliminating something that enriches the soil.

Overall, moles are lonely creatures. You often won’t find more than three to five in an acre of land. In other words, just one mole can spread considerable damage in a yard. They spend most of their time alone in the tunnels, even digging out a compartment where they keep worms they’ve immobilized, kind of like food storage. A mole will often eat close to their body weight in earthworms each day, which is why they tunnel so much in search of food.

Moles live about three years, and their young are ready to be on their own after they’re about five or six weeks old. That means a mole problem can proliferate, covering a wide area if not addressed.

Signs of moles in your lawn can include:

• Piles of dirt around holes, like small volcanic eruptions
• Meandering lines of dead or dying grass
• Shallow tunnels that either cause the ground surface to bulge up or collapse down

While seeing a mole is the surest sign, they spend as little time out of the tunnels as possible.