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Save settings. Read our cookie policy. Moles primarily things that you would find in the earth itself. This includes such things as earthworms and other small invertebrate animals.
They will also eat a wide variety of nuts. One of the more clever aspects of the mole is that they build their tunnels with special traps built into them. This makes it so that as earthworms dig through the tunnel and find the surface below them get trapped and become easy prey to the mole.
Moles do not eat the earthworm right away. They first squeeze out the earth and dirt that are inside the guts of the worm before consuming it. Moles will breed between February and May. A high pitched squeal by the male lets the female know that they are available, and the males will also tunnel into areas that are not familiar to them in search of a female partner.
Once impregnated, the gestation period lasts about seven weeks. Three to five young are born in a litter at one time, which usually occurs between March and April, but has been known to occur as late as July. Inland moles are more likely to mate in the late part of February, early part of March, while coastal moles mate in late March through April.
The coastal variety also has larger litters than their inland counterparts. After days the pups will leave the nest to find areas of their own to live. They are usually able to fend for food and to tunnel by about three weeks. Moles live a solitary lifestyle. They only come together with other moles for the purpose of mating, and are willing to fight aggressively to protect an area they have claimed as their own.
After identifying and properly preparing an active mole tunnel, simply place the trap jaws in the active mole tunnel and step on the trap's yellow foot pedal which sets the trigger below the surface. The trap's dual springs ensure maximum catching power.
When a mole encounters the underground trigger, the yellow pedal springs up making notification of capture easy and safe.
Captured moles are released by removing the trap from the ground and compressing the pedal by hand. Using the safety release button, the trap can be easily and safely disengaged and relocated to other mole tunnels, depending on mole pressure. Talpirid Mole Trap can be used over and over again. Made of glass-filled nylon, Talpirid Mole Trap will not rust and can be used in all types of soil. This trap is more economical than the Talpirid Mole Trap, but more difficult to set.
Establish intial activity:Use your finger, small wooden dowel or a narrow rod to puncture a hole in the top of subsurface runways. Be careful not to crush runways. Mark opened runways and revisit them 48 to 72 hours later. Runways that have had holes resealed within 72 hours should be baited. Treating the lawn surface with a granule such as Imidacloprid. Eliminating their food source, however, has one drawback.
The moles will tunnel more aggressively in search of food, causing more temporary surface damage. This increased tunneling and surface damage will last for weeks. Most Imidacloprid liquid formulations do not work well as the granule formulations. Moles have bluish-black to gray fur.
They have a slender snout, teeth like needles, flattened feet, claws and small ears. Moles can grow up to 12 " long; depends on the species. Moles have pointed noses that distinguish them from meadow voles, gophers, and shrews. Their noses extend well in front of their mouths.
Their small eyes nad ears are concealed by fur. Their feet are spade like in shape and are wider than they are long. Discharged mounded soil and heaved runways are indicators of the mole's presence. The Eastern mole is the most common mole found in the eastern US, the most troublesome species on the coast of Oregon and Washington is the Townsend's mole, the Broad-footed mole can be found in California. Eastern moles can be found from the Atlantic to the foothills of the Rockies and from Southern Canada to the panhandle of Florida.
All moles can be damaging, but the Eastern mole is by far the most widespread. It is better described as the common or grey mole. This mole is the strongest of the group and is most often associated with tunnels and or mole mounds by residential homeowners.
Moles are not rodents, but belong to a group of mammals called insectivores.
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