[augustnotes]

Originally Posted by bagboy

You can buy Mole pellets at Lowes, HD. etc and follow the instructions. I would also treat the yard with a pesticide to get rid of the food source. Mole crickets can infiltrate a lawn and do a massive amount of root damage in a short period of time.

You need to get grub kill and the moles will go to your neighbors yard. I fought with those critters for years until I was told to just kill the grubs. The moles were gone.

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by bobchap

Castor oil mixed with water and dish soap will deter moles and voles. They do not like the smell. Castor oil is sold on amazon, there is a link below. I am also experimenting with coffee grounds. It seems to work. Not sure as well as the castor oil.

Amazon.com

also peppermint oil

[Sully]

Speaking from experience, have tried most of the previous suggestions. What worked after all the others didn't, vibration! First, spray for grub, then go to Ace or Amazon. Look for the solar powered stakes you drive in the ground in a pattern that will create a wall with an exit out of your yard. The stakes will make vibration and noise at various levels. It drives them nuts! You will see them moving away from the stakes. Move the stakes and push them out. Zero poison, super safe and easy!

Some may recall the old sunflowers on a metal rod in yards, the ones that spin in the wind. Those were the same principle. They made a clicking noise when spinning, the vibration in the ground kept mole and gophers away.

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by Sully

Speaking from experience, have tried most of the previous suggestions. What worked after all the others didn't, vibration! First, spray for grub, then go to Ace or Amazon. Look for the solar powered stakes you drive in the ground in a pattern that will create a wall with an exit out of your yard. The stakes will make vibration and noise at various levels. It drives them nuts! You will see them moving away from the stakes. Move the stakes and push them out. Zero poison, super safe and easy!

Some may recall the old sunflowers on a metal rod in yards, the ones that spin in the wind. Those were the same principle. They made a clicking noise when spinning, the vibration in the ground kept mole and gophers away.

I like this potential remedy. I'll try it next time I see signs of mole activity. Thanks!!!

[RICH1]

Originally Posted by bp243

We had voles in Illinois (unsure how we knew that they were voles rather than moles) and tried everything recommended in available research. Finally gave in and called a specialist who treated the ground and the voles disappeared. We laugh today when we reflect on that experience and wonder ‘Are you smarter than a vole’?

Voles resemble Rats