Before I get to the problem, let me say that I'm very dedicated to the preservation of life. I don't believe in killing other creatures/animals/insects (I am a buddhist, one of their core values is that all life is priceless). Last year I had an ant infestation in my house and found a very humane way of getting rid of them. Ants cannot cross cinnamon, it messes up their sensory input, so they don't go near the stuff. So if you get an ant problem, just lay out cinnamon wherever they are going and you will see instant results. It's basically a shield against them. Once we figured out this worked, we laid it out in the foundation and areas where they were coming in and we haven't seen a single ant since then. Not only is this solution humane (it doesn't kill them, just makes them run away), but it's cheap (it cost us about $15 for enough cinnamon to layout around the entire house), and it's fairly permanent if you set it up properly (laying it in wall cracks and places where your vaccuum won't suck it all up), and it has a pleasant smell so it doesn't bother us at all. I'm looking for a similiar solution for moles. At first I thought it was an isolated incident, but I now have four mole holes in my yard Does anybody know any humane ways of dealing with them that: 1) doesn't hurt them, and 2) doesn't kill them ? It would be greatly appreciated, as I refuse to resort to bringing in an exterminator that will flood their tunnels with poison.
I heard that they don't like vibrations, so if you plant a kid's toy windmill in the garden that will probably keep them away.
That's definately something I would be willing to try, but what about when it's not windy? I'm up in Vancouver, Canada. We get the occasional wind storm, but for the most part our weather is limited to heavy rainfal lol. I will definately look into vibrations though.
Coyote Pee, it works great for rabits in Chicago. Try using the urine of any natural predators of moles in your region.
Hi, My suggestions; 1. Apparently moles don't like castor oil, so try this solution; 1/2 cup castor oil, 2 gallons water Pour this solution around the perimeter of you garden or lawn and keep some on hand to pour on mole mounds when they appear. Continue doing this for a month. 2. Ultrasonic mouse/cat repellant devices. I believe these will also work on moles. Get some from your DIY/hardware store and place in the garden. You can get solar powered cat ones on poles you just stick in your lawn. Let us know if it they work for you. Thanks, Mark.
Would those ultrasonice devices affect a dog? I have a pure bred border collie who uses the yard, I'm not sure if they would be that great on her ears.
get an old noisy greetings card and remove the speaker part. make a little hole in one of the mole hills and drop it in. bye bye little lawn destroyer.