Get rid of moles for good! Save the headaches, find out how to deter moles and how to get rid of moles that mess up your yard and ruin the flower beds.
One way to get rid of moles is with chemicals. Some are harmless irritants, while others are toxic. For gardeners who want to try humane mole eradication, these are some mole deterrents to try.
Sprinkle mole deterrents into each mole run.
- Garlic
- Chili Powder
- Smoke Cartridges
- Mothballs
The goal of any mole deterrent is to make ground pests taste nasty, so the mole leaves your yard and instead heads over to the neighbor’s grass field or garden. However, since the mole is foraging for food, all he has to do is abandon a tunnel you filled with a mole deterrent and start again. So you might end up not eradicating the mole after all, and you’ll have more tunnels to deal with!
Get the Scoop… Getting Rid of Moles in Your Yard
“Bury fresh dog poop in each new mole hill or tunnel. The bigger the dog and the fresher the poop, the better. Then water it, so it sort of melts and spreads down the tunnel. Moles know a predator when they smell one — they’ll move to the neighbor’s yard. If you don’t have a dog — well, great! Your yard is where I send my moles.” Seattle Times Article by Darrell Hay
The only reason why moles are tearing up your yard is because they are hungry. G et rid of moles in your garden, lawn and acreage.