The Molle Pest

[TheGhostRider]

Originally Posted by ChalupaCabras

If you get rid of the grubs (which are killing your lawn) the molle will just leave.

Wrong!


98% of a mole's diet is earthworm. However, a grub is like steak to a mole whereas the worm is like a hotdog.
If a yard has a healthy earthworm population there's a good chance to have a mole. If your yard has grubs the mole will hunt them out and eat them 1st.
The eastern mole is the most common in the average hoosier lawn. The Star nose mole is most common around pond and lake areas. The star nose mole can actually swim under water to get its meal.

I've had a 3b and 7a license from the OISC (Office of Indiana State Chemist) since 2000 and have dealt will mole problems for years.

Here's a little info from my school.
Moles in Lawn - Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Wildlife Conflicts Information on Moles
Moles And Myths: Are They Friends Or Foes?

[USMC_0311]

Originally Posted by ATM

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The locals pay no mind at this point to the crazy man carrying a pitchfork at low ready, with a gun on his hip, tiptoeing through the yard.

I don't even mind when they call me Carl.

[ATM]

Dead mole.

[jennybird]

YOU KILLED IT!!! I'm calling PETA!

[ATM]

No no he's not dead, he's, he's resting! Remarkable mole, the Norwegian Brown, isn't it, ay?

Beautiful plumage!

[hotfarmboy1]

Moles I don't have to deal with, my 3 lab mixes take care of them for me, lol. And they also help me out with possums and raccoons. But when one of those are around I normally still have to do the shooting, just don't have to hunt them out, lol

[notasccrmom]

Originally Posted by calcot7

Anyway, just wondered if anyone else hunts molles in their yard. Sorry no pics.

Here's the last one I found in the yard. Is this what yours looks like?

[eatsnopaste]

Originally Posted by ATM

Dead mole.

MMMMMM barbecue

[Soundslikejosh]

Originally Posted by ATM

Dead mole.

You look an awful lot like Mancow!

[USMC_0311]

Originally Posted by ATM

Dead mole.

I knew you would, I had no doubt.

I just had my liner in my pool replaced, during the process some moles sarted to do some damage to the walls. My 10 year old son called me at work having killed his first mole with a rough rider bb gun.