Minneapolis, MN Moles are certainly unwelcome and destructive pests to the lawn you have worked so hard to beautify. If left unchecked, moles can cause serious damage to your lawn’s root system and invite fellow animals to join the party going on underground.
Moles are insectivores (i.e. eat insects). While their eating habits can control some insect outbreaks on your property, their presence is not worth the trade-off. These burrowing animals dig extensive tunnels and create soil mounds in your Minneapolis, MN lawn that can be unsightly, hard to maneuver a lawn mower around, and, as mentioned earlier, can destroy your lawn’s root system and weaken its ability to stave off disease and insect damage.
Identification
Minneapolis, MN Moles are about the size of chipmunks, anywhere from 6 to 8 inches long, black to dark gray in color, and weigh 3 to 6 ounces. They feast primarily on earthworms and grubs, causing many homeowners to confuse the presence of grubs in the lawn as a sign of mole activity, but this is not always the case. Moles move quickly from one area of a lawn to another, establishing their tunnels and searching for insects.
Quick Minneapolis, MN Mole Facts
- Moles are prolific tunnel builders and can exert a lateral digging force 32 times their actual body weight.
- A 5-ounce mole will consume 45 to 50 lbs. of worms and insects each year.
- Moles can dig surface tunnels at approximately 18 feet per hour.
- Moles travel through existing tunnels at about 80 feet per minute.
Prevention & Control
They key to mole prevention is creating an unwelcome environment for them underground. Because these pesky animals thrive in soft, moist soil, it is important that you do not over water your lawn. Regular grub control will also help limit one of their favorite food sources.
Controlling existing Minneapolis, MN mole populations is more of a challenge. There are mole repellent products on the market that can be used to temporarily stem the tide, but the most effective control practice for moles is trapping. Trapping by far is the most effective way to control the mole population in an area. Some times partnering with neighbors on a unilateral approach can increase success.
Preventative Grub Treatment is a tool that can limit the food supply and sometimes moles will simply move on, plus this also mitigates grub damage to your lawn. That said moles can come back at anytime and can tunnel through your yard to get the grubs at the neighbors. This brings us back to trapping as the best sure way to eliminate moles in your area.
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