Moles can cause much damage to a homeowner’s property. They can destroy it by excavating tunnels in your lawn and garden, and comprising the structure of your property. Effective mole control and elimination is essential to maintaining a healthy lawn.
A mole is an insectivore and part of the Talpidae family. They eat worms, grubs and insects but 90% of their diet is earthworms. Due to their fast metabolism, they consume 80-100% of their body weight every day. Moles are essentially blind; however, they rely heavily on their senses of touch and smell. They use their gland to sense vibration and find food.
Moles breed once per year in late winter/early spring with litters as high as 6 pups. The gestation period is 30-45 days. The young are weaned in 3-5 weeks and are forced out to find or develop their own tunnel systems. This is a prime time to set up your evaluation by a professional company.
The damage done beneath the soil can be worse than what is visible to the eye and can be very extensive. Moles can create tunnels at a rate of 15-18 feet per hour and can navigate through established tunnels at a pace of 80 feet per minute. They can destroy lawns and roots of plants. A tell tale sign that a mole problem has emerged, is their trademark of surface or deep tunneling, in which they leave trails at the uppermost layer of lawns or gardens or create mounds of push-up soil.
Moles can cause extensive damage to a homeowner’s lawn and gardens. An effective mole control solution is essential to the homeowner. Precision Pest Control uses unique bait that can provide effective treatments to eliminate your mole problem. Please contact us to set-up your assessment and evaluation.
