The spring comes, the time of garden and garden works. This is not only pleasant troubles, but also necessary care for protecting the site from pests. In this period, moles are a real natural disaster for gardener. Although these animals are in many ways considered useful, but more often for summer residents, they become the main enemies. It is unlikely that someone will like completely spoiled beds, so fighting moles becomes a top priority.
Habitat of moles
First you need to find out who the mole is and where it usually lives. Moles are small predatory animals measuring up to 15 cm and weighing about 120 grams. Their advantage lies in the fact that they loosen the soil, ensuring the flow of oxygen to the roots of plants, and eat harmful insects living in the ground. This also determines the damage caused by moles: they destroy the root system of garden plantations, causing irreparable harm to the crop.
For habitat, the mole can choose any type of soil, but prefers wet soil, easy for digging. Because of the blindness, these animals mostly live underground, occasionally getting out on the surface, mostly in the dark.
In order to understand how to properly withdraw moles from the garden, without harming the beds, you need to understand the structure of the mole burrow.
- The main nest hole, or bedroom, is in the center of the entire system, most often under the roots of bushes or trees, at a depth of up to a meter.
- The nest is surrounded by two circular strokes. They connect with each other and with the bedroom. These sites are designed for rest and growing of cubs.
- At a depth of 10 to 30 cm from the surface are the main courses. From them through the "molehills" the animal pushes the earth to the surface.
- Right under the surface, about 5 cm deep, fodder horizontal moves are laid. They look like an earth cushion and most of all spoil the look of the lawn. Such moves can be a huge amount.
Scheme of the wormhole with moves
The mole works without piling paws, and does not even fall into hibernation. If these animals are planted in your area, in the spring, after the snow has melted, you will easily notice the fruits of their vital activity on the soil. So, it's time to act.
How to start protection in time and make it effective
The more you postpone the work to protect your site from moles, the more time you lose, so do not call in the mind image of a sweet, good-natured animal. Start as soon as you see the first signs of activity. Otherwise, the network of burrows and tunnels entangles the whole garden, and nothing useful will be left from your plantings.
Protection measures must be continued all the time, even if it seems to you that moles are completely destroyed, because new moves do not appear. It is possible that the animal temporarily hunts somewhere nearby, and eventually returns to the inhabited place. You have to start all over again.
Crotas tend to return to a well-equipped place
Note: moles live in families, that is, male, female and their children. Because of this, a whole city with several nests and a huge number of moves will soon form under your site. The wider and deeper this network, the harder it is to smoke its inhabitants.
With moles are struggling from time immemorial, and there are many tools that will help you get rid of these annoying animals. Among them, both folk and modern. The methods of influence are also different, from expulsion from the territory to destruction. What to choose depends on your preferences and capabilities.
Folk remedies against moles
Once upon a time, cats were used to protect against moles. Now this method is questionable: domestic cats are unlikely to hunt for brisk animals, despite the fact that their homes in any case, waiting for food. Therefore, consider more effective ways.
You can fight moles with improvised means
- Toss the reed stems in length from 1.5 to 2 meters, clean and place in each molehill by a tube. The surface should remain approximately 60-80 centimeters. Under the influence of wind, this design creates an effect similar to howling wind in the pipes. The mole has a very sharp hearing, and such sounds annoy them. A week later, the animals leave the site.
- Various turntables and ratchets act in a similar way. They need to be installed in several places on the site. This can be a simple can, tied to an iron rod. These devices in the wind create noise and vibration that scare moles and cause them to leave your land.
- Moles have a very subtle sense of smell, and they react to strong, sharp smells. These animals do not like to be close to the beds with onions, garlic, peppers and other similar plants. In this way there is a minus: the mole will simply stay away from such a site, but it will not leave your garden, but will make bypass tunnels.
- The use of plants in the fight against moles is very popular. These animals do not like legumes and bulbs such as daffodils, ornamental onions, imperial hazel grouse and Siberian spruce.
- There is a reliable, but very labor-intensive way. On the perimeter of the entire site at a depth of 70-90 cm you need to dig in hard materials: linoleum, sheet metal or slate. They will not let moles from neighboring areas to you and will not allow your "tenants" to go away for a while and hide.
- Often flooded underground systems are used. This method is not always effective. First, you need a lot of water, and secondly, moisture will attract earthworms - a favorite treat of moles, and thirdly, the mole can run away, and eventually return and continue their occupation.
- The "pan pan" is considered the best option. Find the active molehill, below its level in the middle, break a saucepan or jar, and always cover the course with something dense, not letting the light in. The mole will fall into the vessel, and if there is water in it, it will drown.
It is unlikely that these funds will bring a 100% positive result. Moles can escape for a while, and then return. Therefore in our time it is better to use modern means.
We use insecticides and mechanical traps
To combat rodents, baits with zinc phosphide are most often used. Some truck farmers doubt their effectiveness. Because the mole is a predator, it is more interested in beetles, worms and larvae, rather than poisoned grass.
A good way to combat moles can be called complete exclusion from the site of their favorite treats, the same beetles and worms. This can be done with insecticides. But it is worth remembering that with an irresponsible approach such a method will harm the soil, and hence your crop. Carefully choose poisonous substances and use them in reasonable doses. In addition, earthworms benefit the soil on your site.
Poisonous gas bombs also apply to methods of chemical exposure to moles. The gas runs into the molehill and fills the passages. The drawbacks are that gas can not reach all the moves and holes if the mole built a too branched system.
Mechanical gatworms come in several forms:
- traps;
- shotguns;
- strikes.
Such traps show great efficiency, especially if the moles are still small. Among the optimal options are called tunnel ktotolovki. They represent a piece of plastic pipe, both ends of which are closed with tin valves. They are fixed in such a way that the mole can climb inside, but it is not possible to get out.
Tunnel Gantry
The most important thing is to install a gattoop in the right place. It must be an active molehill. Open it and install the trap inside, and cover the top with a dense material that does not pass light: a piece of linoleum, plywood, board. From time to time, check the trap and clean it of moles that have entered it.
Do you know how to find an active molehill? Find the tubercle of the superficial molehill and press it with your foot. In a couple of days, go back to him. The mole will restore this move if he regularly uses it. This molehill is also needed to set traps.
Electronic moles repellers
These devices are considered to be the most effective and safe in the fight against pests. It is especially attractive in them that they do not cause moles the harm, but simply drive them off the site and do not allow them to return for a long time. Electro-repellers are the best option, they are environmentally friendly and do not harm your whole area: soil, plants, earthworms, but they will save you not only from moles, but also from vole, rats, medvedok, shrews and other pests.
The effect of these devices is based on the fact that they generate sound vibrations at low frequencies of 300-400 Hz, which are very unpleasant for moles. During operation, the repeller spreads the oscillations around the site, and the animals simply escape.
Electronic mole repeller
1 tip: scarers should be installed tightly. Blind moles are guided by hearing, touching and touching, and react to the vibrations emitted by the device. Do not install the repeller directly in the hole - it must completely contact the soil. Dug it so that the lid protrudes literally 5 cm above the surface, and tamp the soil.
2 advice: you need to take into account the obstacles under the ground. The type of soil, the geometry of the plot, the availability of farm buildings and depressions - everything can make a difference:
- the range of the spinner is 20 to 25 m, the soil is denser, the radius is wider;
- if the area is elongated, calculate the number of repellents needed, based on a distance of 25 m;
- if the size of the plot is more than 6 hectare, set to be repelled in staggered order at the same distance;
- deepening, wells and foundations prevent the spread of vibrations, behind them formed blind zones;
- the buildings, located not on the capital base, are not an obstacle.
3 tip: treat the repeller carefully. This is a very fragile device, so it must be carefully lowered into a prepared hole, buried in the ground and tamped.
4 advice: the device needs to be changed from time to time. Mole can get used to the location of the signal point and learn how to bypass it. Therefore, it is recommended to reinstall the repeller several times per season.
Self-deterrent devices
You can independently make a design that will protect your site from moles. To do this you will need:
- plastic bottle;
- a rod made of metal;
- part of the water pipe.
It's easy to make such a device.
- Beat the pipe in the ground so that its edge is below the level at which the holes are dug.
- Place the pin on top of the part of the pipe that is clogged into the ground. Secure the pin with a plug.
- In the bottom of the bottle, with a hot nail, make a hole. Its diameter should be larger than the diameter of the pin.
- On the surface of the bottle make 4 U-shaped slots on opposite sides and fold the plastic. Put the construction on the pin, fixed in a piece of pipe.
The wind will rotate the bottle in a circle like a weather vane, and an empty pipe will generate a resonance and spread it along the soil, including through the dugouts. Moles are afraid of such noise and leave the territory, not having enough time to master it, so that later there is a desire to return back. On the site of 6 hectare will be enough 2-3 of these pugachi. Based on this, you can calculate the amount if your site is larger. For example, 10 such structures will be required for 30 hectare. But their cheapness and simplicity in manufacturing justifies themselves.
Video about ways to combat moles
We hope that we helped you get rid of pests on your site. Share your experience of getting rid of moles in the comments, and ask questions, if such you have appeared during the reading of the article. Have a good harvest and warm sunny days!
Moles are a predatory species of underground mammals that are distributed throughout Eurasia.
The proximity of these animals to humans and their habitat on the territory of gardens and orchards has some positive aspects:
- Destruction of many harmful species of insects, as well as their larvae, which have a harmful effect on cultivated plants.
- Destruction of rodents that move along the holes created by moles.
- Loosening the soil.
In this case, moles themselves are predators, and not rodents, so they do not feed on plants or their roots.
Weighing all the advantages and disadvantages of neighborhood with moles can come to a simple conclusion that they are undesirable tenants on the territory of agricultural lands and gardens.
Methods of combating moles
To date, man has invented and developed many different ways to combat such pests, below will be considered the most effective and well-proven options.
Repelling
One of the most popular ways is to create conditions that will scare moles out of areas where their presence is undesirable.
Devices serving for such purposes can be created with your own hands or purchased in stores, these include:
- Electronic repellers, which in their essence are generators of microwaves, possessing frequencies that are elusive to humans, but audible moles. They cause an indefinable sense of panic and discomfort, which causes pests to leave the territory of a person.
- A wooden peg hammered into the soil with a metal can on it will create a sufficient background noise to scare moles and force them to leave their specific place.
- A modified version of the previous method is the use of large plastic bottles, who also dress on wooden pegs driven into the ground. In plastic, special blades are cut out, which allows them to unwind in the wind, creating an even more significant noise effect.
- Installation along the perimeter of a section of self-made or purchased propellers, which will unwind in the wind, and create the necessary noise.
- Homemade electronic device, the basis of which will be a metal pipe, dug into the surface of the earth. Inside it is placed sound element from a normal alarm clock, working on replaceable batteries. This will allow a sufficient permanent noise background even in the absence of wind. Above the design can be covered with unnecessary rags, which will make sound effects less audible to humans. Also on top you need to put on a plastic bottle to protect the homemade device from the atmospheric precipitation.
Poison
The use of poisonous agents is one of the most difficult ways to destroy moles, because they are extremely predatory animals, which does not allow them to kill them, using a bait with poison for this purpose.
To accomplish this, you will need to treat the burrow of the mole, as well as the entrance to it, but you must act carefully so that you do not poison the ground and grow near the plant.
If nevertheless it was decided to use poisonous substances, then the following varieties are best for moles: 
- Aluminum phosphide. The most famous drug, in which he enters, is Detia. Produced in the form of tablets, which must be placed directly inside the holes. Despite the fact that direct contact of a mole with a pill gives all the guarantees of pest death, this preparation has a number of drawbacks. First of all, this is a high level of toxicity, which makes the product dangerous for pets, and there is no guarantee that the mole will pass through the place where it will be poisoned.
- Carbide compounds that are part of the Goodbye gas. It spreads into the holes, the main active components begin to interact with the soil, which causes a chemical reaction, forcing moles to flee, so as not to perish from poisoning.
- Bromadialone, it is usually included in the "Krootoboy", which is available in granular form. The lethal outcome is caused by the ingestion of the drug into the pest's digestive system, it does not happen immediately, but only after a few weeks. However, this tool has a definite advantage, which is absolute safety for soil, plants, people or animals.
- Brodifakum is the main component of many tools, for example, "Fighter". Its main advantage is multifunctionality: after the processing of the territory, not only moles will be destroyed, but many species of rodents, for example, mice or shrews.
There is only one kind of mole traps, which has a number of different modifications and variants of models.
Most of these devices do not have sufficient efficiency for the following reasons:
- Moving through the underground tunnel, the mole feels an alien object in its possessions, which was not there before. For this reason, he will try to choose a workaround or a new hole to bypass the suspicious area.
- Rapid movement of the mole under the earth is carried out thanks to the repulsion by massive paws from the earth walls of the tunnel, which have a loose and rough structure, which is impossible to do, given the peculiarity of the wall surface of the trap.
For this reason, only more expensive variants of traps, designed to catch this particular pest, can give at least some result.
At the same time, their construction should have the following features:
Traps are one of the most popular means for killing moles in suburban areas. At the same time, many people make them themselves, considering the design of these devices extremely simple and primitive, which is a big mistake.
Only qualitative traps with the correct form and the general design are able to reliably destroy pests, so it is recommended to purchase them in stores.
The process of use and the principle of operation are as follows: 
- When an underground tunnel is discovered, it is necessary to slightly open the shaft, focusing on the length of the trap being installed.
- The trap is placed inside the shaft, and then slightly covered with soil, which will be a natural way of camouflaging.
- Passing through the trap, the mole should touch the spring mechanism, which will activate the device, and it immediately kills the pest.
However, these devices have a number of drawbacks, which somewhat reduce their effectiveness:
- The mole can pass through the trap and do not touch any springs, therefore, the device will not work.
- Mole can notice an extraneous object and use the bypass.
- Unpaired tripping of traps is possible, especially often they react to loud sounds or strong vibrations.
Cats and dogs
The use of domestic pets for mole hunting is often one of the most effective ways to get rid of these pests, but the following nuances should be considered: 
- A serious threat to a mole can only be represented by an adult animal. If a cat or dog is planted solely for the purpose of destroying pests, it is advisable to take a ready-made animal, preferably having experience of such hunting, as self-learning is usually a very difficult process.
- Watching the underground passages wait for the moment when the mole begins to move through them, then bring the animal to this place, he must show a hunting instinct. Chances are great that after the first extraction the pet will enter into excitement and continue the extermination of pests.
- If it is decided to use cats or dogs for such hunting, then it is not allowed to poison pests with any toxic substances, since a poisoned mole can harm a pet.
Repelling plants
One of the successful methods of struggle in the most natural way, which guarantees complete safety, is the planting of plants, which these pests do not tolerate.
First of all, such varieties include: 
- Scilla Siberian, which can also become a good decoration of the site thanks to bell-colored flowers, which have yellowish, white, blue or pink hues. The plant is characterized by sprawl, therefore, over time it will capture an ever larger area.
- Grouse Imperial can also additionally wear decorative functions, one low plant usually has 6-8 yellow flowers directed towards the ground. The secret lies in the fact that its rhizome has a specific aroma, reminiscent of the smell of foxes. It will quickly spread through underground tunnels, quickly scouring away from the site all its undesirable inhabitants.
- All family of onion plants has the necessary properties for successful disposal of underground inhabitants. And you can grow as ordinary garlic, which has also practical functions, as well as decorative varieties of onions that can decorate the site.
- are another type of ornamental plants that have a rather sharp aroma capable of repelling many pests.
- Euphorbia capers has an impressive appearance, so it will do a wonderful job with decorative functions. The plant is one-year-old, but it is able to reproduce without self-help by a man, so there should not be any problems with it. Periodically, you can cut off stems that will start to emit a poisonous white juice that has a pungent smell, which is well detected by various pests, trying to immediately move as far as possible from this plant.
- Kleshchevina it can repel any pests due to its toxic properties, as well as spurge kapersovy. But because of the high toxicity of these two plants, they are not recommended to be planted in places where small children or pets walk.
Use of the crooks
Slaughterhouses are inherently a variety of traps, therefore, they possess all the advantages and disadvantages inherent in these adaptations.
However, one of the innovative methods is the use of electric crocs, they are more effective and have managed to collect a large number of positive feedback when used in suburban areas.
The only design feature that distinguishes them from standard traps is the presence of a sensor responsible for the operation of the device. In other respects, the principle of action remains unchanged: it is necessary to find an underground tunnel in which a slug is installed, and then it remains only to wait for the appearance of the pest.
Folk remedies
Since the problem of neighborhood with moles is known to man for a very long time, there is a large number of various folk remedies for getting rid of them, many of them are still relevant and continue to be used in practice.
The following are examples of the most effective ways:
- Preparation of a solution based on kerosene. To do this, 100 ml of the substance is diluted in a bucket of ordinary water, the resulting mixture is treated with unnecessary rags, which are then placed inside the underground passages.
- Naphthalene has a persistent and pungent smell, which will quickly scare away all underground inhabitants, but such a method has already lost its popularity, as this tool became difficult to acquire.
- Castor oil is another good way to scare moles. It has the same smell and properties as spurge capers, but unlike it is much safer when used. It is enough to fill several tanks and arrange them around the site, after which the result will not be long in coming.
- Herring heads that need to be placed inside the underground passage. The necessary result will be achieved when they start to rot, and an unpleasant rotten smell will spread underground.
Calling Professionals
It is always possible to apply for financial assistance for the destruction of moles to representatives of specialized services, but this will require high efficiency and a guarantee for the term specified in the concluded contract.
Typically, experts use the following methods for the destruction of pests:
- Gasification, which consists in the chemical treatment of underground passages. Depending on the type of insecticide, it is possible to destroy pests, drive them directly into traps, or simply scare them away from the cottage area.
- Fumigation, which is used to treat a significant cloud area with a poisonous cloud, is one of the most effective ways to ensure the destruction of moles.
- Installation of quality traps on the site.
The prices for different companies may differ, the approximate cost of such services is given below:
- Destruction of moles, if the site is located less than 40 km from the city, will cost 6000-8000 rubles.
- If the site is located further, the price increases to 8000-10000 rubles.
- Maintenance of the site during the entire season costs about 18,000-20,000 rubles.
Prevention
Given the characteristics of moles, get rid of them is much more difficult than from rodents or other pests, therefore it is recommended to follow preventive measures that can help prevent the probability of their appearance on the site:
- Installation of a sufficiently rigid and rigid fence along the boundaries of the entire site, as a material, you can use linoleum, roofing material, slate or a conventional metal mesh, which will need to be folded into several layers. The fencing is buried in the ground, the height above the ground surface should be at least 50 cm, then an obstacle will be obtained, which underground inhabitants can not overcome in any way.
- Landing on the site of onion plants and legumes.
- Organization of ditches along the perimeter of the site, which are filled with gravel, rubble and sand with a coarse fraction, from above these layers can be covered with ordinary soil. However, it should be noted that if a mole attracts something on the site, then such an obstacle will only delay it, but it can not stop.
Experienced gardeners, who have dealt with moles more than once, give some tips that can help beginners:
- Before starting any measures to destroy moles, it is recommended to try simply to fill underground holes with water from hoses. Lit is necessary until the liquid begins to flow out. Often pests have time to escape, breaking through new tunnels, but there is a possibility that the whole family of underground inhabitants will simply drown.
- If measures to flood the burrows did not help, then it will be necessary to initially determine who is injuring the site - moles or rodents, because the methods of dealing with them are fundamentally different.
- On the site there can be both used and abandoned underground passages. In order to determine their current state, it is necessary to crush the ground above them, and after 24 hours check the place for changes. If the ground is again elevated, the mole actively moves through them, regarding these tunnels as being used.
The appearance of a mole on the site may be a serious danger to the harvest in the garden and in the garden. The use of radical methods of struggle gives results in the shortest possible time, but their humanity remains questionable. In contrast, summer residents offer a whole list of alternative solutions, how to deal with moles in the garden.
Moles in the garden - good or bad?
Before you remove the mole from the garden, you should make sure of your fears. Often, rodents and other small animals living in burrows are mistaken for mole. Neighborhood with an amateur digging mink has some advantages:
- larvae of the May beetle, which could destroy most of the crop, are successfully eaten by moles;
- continuous loosening of soil is always a positive moment in the issue of fertility;
- will relieve the summer resident this neighborhood and from similar pests of the underground harvest.
What harm does mole in the garden do?
If the mole does not cause real damage to the site, the problem may not arise. But practice shows that from this animal much more harm. Therefore, the question of how to destroy a mole in a garden, for some regions, a real challenge:
Signs of moles in the garden
If there are hillocks from the ground on the site and some of the harvest is eaten, do not rush to reproach the mole in these problems. Before you bring moles from the garden, it's good to turn to the list of animals that can create a similar picture:
What does the mole eat in the garden?
Mole - the most common predator, who loves to eat insects. Quite successfully he will cope with a small snake or frog, a mouse, if they find themselves in his hole. Therefore, it is not necessary to attribute the eaten roots of plants or tubers to the animal, although it is often confused with rodents. And before you fight moles in the garden, you should assess the real harm.
But if the animal chose your site, then it will feed there. The answer to the question, what moles eat in the garden, will be all the same insects. , a bear, ants and larvae - all this is mole food. The problem is that earthworms also belong to favorite treats. And he can eat them even in winter: the temperature in the burrow is higher, a musky fragrance is heard, and this attracts a worm.
How to protect yourself from moles in the garden?
If moles have chosen a certain locality, it will be extremely difficult to combat them. When it was possible to get rid of one specimen, there is no guarantee that new guests or grown-up offspring will not show up on the site in a while. In the question of how to take the mole out of the garden, there is a whole list of solutions using affordable simple means and complex expensive ones. However, preventing a problem is always more effective, there are several options:
How to kick the mole out of the garden with folk remedies?
To build or prepare an effective remedy for moles in the garden is real, and do it in several ways. Some summer residents estimated the method of expelling an uninvited guest, acting on his subtle scent. Others managed to solve the problem by vibration and noise effects. The latter are made from improvised means or they are made ready:
Use the subtle scent of the animal is even easier, because the list of odoriferous products can be extended indefinitely with the development of the chemical industry:
Ammonia alcohol from moles application in the garden
The smell of ammonia will scare away any living being. The expected ammonia was in the list of tips how to get rid of moles in the garden. Typical hillocks from the tunnels are advised to move and find the entrance to the hole. In it lay a cotton wool, richly moistened with ammonia, and prikopat. Moles are extremely negative about this smell, and leave the site. You can make a hole in the cork, bury the bottle at an angle directly into the tunnel.
Birch tar in the garden from moles
A list of how to drive a mole out of the garden with smells, will complement the method with birch tar. This characteristic aroma of the animal does not like, but it does not harm the environment at all. We reserve pegs and cover them with abundant tar. Further we stick pegs along the perimeter or in the territory where the mole is seen, in staggered order at a distance of three to four meters. Approximately three months, the smell will scare away the animal, then you will have to re-process the pegs with tar.
Poison from moles in the garden
Before you poison the moles in the garden, you should always try to solve the problem peacefully by humane means. There are whole shelves in shops with powders, cones and similar contents with poison. The poisonous exhaust fumes that fill the tunnels can not be called humane solutions either. Some poisonous remedies have the form of a worm to lure an underground guest.
Why scare moles from the garden?
The listed methods of struggle can both amaze with quick results, and disappoint with complete failure. There are in the list how to drive the mole out of the garden, and exotic ways. There is an opinion that the underground guest will throw away the smell of feces buried in the tunnel. Pour even chlorine there. But it is absolutely safe and in all senses a pleasant option to fight moles in the garden - planting such plants as bulbous, which does not like the mole.
How to catch a mole in the garden?
Any villager is offended to lose his crop, the cultivation of which takes a lot of time and energy. It can be said that danger is everywhere: in the air and under the ground, only manage to protect and save your labor. If it's easier to fight with pests living in plants, then everyone can not fight with underground ones. And today we will talk about how to get rid of moles that can spoil both the site and the mood, and maybe the harvest. By the way, about the harvest, you can strongly not worry, as these animals do not feed on the buns and carrots. They have shower showers and various larvae.
More frighteningly, if a mole rat has settled on your site, this little animal will not refuse to pamper yourself with your delicious carrots.
Let's now talk about whether it is worth getting rid of moles and whether their activities are dangerous. And what distinguishes moles from mole rats you will learn further.
How to get rid of moles
Moles can live deep underground, where there is very little oxygen and everything due to the fact that their blood contains a lot of hemoglobin. The moles have a beautiful shiny fur, small, almost invisible eyes and ears. The hindlimbs of the mole are weakly developed, unlike the forelimbs. And all because the forepaws of the mole participate in the "construction" of numerous underground tunnels.
Despite the fact that many summer residents are trying to get rid of moles, yet these animals are your good helpers. The thing is that moles are like the orderlies of the soil, they eat larvae of various pests (snails, slugs, etc.) that really damage your crop.
In addition, moles make a part of your work, namely, they improve the air exchange of soil, breaking through numerous tunnels. And strangely enough, the roots of plants moles do not touch. Although, if pests have settled on the roots, the moles all tacit them, but they have already been amazed.
Unfortunately, not many summer residents understand that moles are not at all dangerous and it is not necessary to get rid of them. Yes, numerous hillocks above the surface of the earth do their work, inspiring you with horror and desire to get rid of moles as soon as possible. In this regard, even the numerous folk remedies for the destruction of moles were invented.
You got moles in the country and you do not know how to get rid of them?
If you still do not want to accept the help of these lovely animals and have made a decision to get rid of them as soon as possible, then I can make you happy, there are many effective ways that will help you in this matter.
I want to give you a single, good-world way, which can be cleared of moles. To begin with, I want to say that moles do not see well, but their sense of smell is very developed, so let's use this strength for their own purposes.
Since the smell of moles is very well developed, they are sensitive to various odors. And if it's right to pick up a substance with unpleasant odors, then moles from your summer cottage will go away pretty quickly.
Therefore, I suggest you prepare a folk remedy for getting rid of the mole-based castor oil. To prepare a scarlet mole repeller, you need to take: 30 grams of money, which you wash the dishes (can be replaced with liquid soap), 200 grams of castor oil and add water -4-5 liters. All ingredients, mix and stir well. This mixture needs to be sprayed near the holes, along the tunnels.
The procedure is carried out every month during the entire summer season, as well as after-rain.
Do not use as a bait for moles to use cereals, as moles do not eat them.
Many summer residents make revolvers that scare moles well. You can poke metal brass on the site, and on top put on a jar (for example, from beer). Banks will turn around because of the slightest breeze, creating an unpleasant noise in the ground, which the moles do not like. 
Someone does special traps for moles, catching small animals. But to me this method seems too time consuming, therefore, I do not use it. Two ways, which I described above, will be rid of moles by mole. Yes, moles are very clever animals, besides they are also vindictive, therefore, if they fail, they will take revenge on you, believe me.
Since moles are sensitive to smell, you can put fish heads in each turn, but before that, for a couple of days let the heads lie on the sun. This smell is capable of any mole to drive mad, or rather, drive away.
My neighbor fought with moles, like with vampires, with the help of stakes, though, instead of aspen, he made picks of bird cherry, which was stuck in piles and around them.
Well, now you know some folk methods that help get rid of mole.
At the very beginning, I mentioned that the most harm to your site is represented by mole rats. And unlike the mole, this animal will not get rid of it so simply. And basically, to combat the mole rat, special poisons are used, both for rats. But the traps will not help you. Even if only one animal is caught, the rest will bypass your trap.
How to get rid of moles in the backyard
The moles show the greatest activity in late autumn and early spring, when in the pursuit of food the animals have to make numerous moves and leave unpleasant heaps of soil on the surface. The most pleasant for moles are loose soils rich in organic residues and worms. In peat and damp soils, small animals do not live.
In modern gardening, there are many ways of scaring and removing moles. Numerous instruments and devices for catching small animals are on sale, but truck farmers constantly ask how to get rid of moles in the country in a simple way, without harming the animal and the environment.
All methods for the removal of these pests of the landscape are based on the behavioral instincts of the beast and are mainly aimed at creating unfavorable conditions for existence. Protection from moles at the dacha is built depending on the depth of the problem, since the fight against single cases of embankment occurrence differs from mass sabotage. At its core, funds from moles in the country are divided into the following types:
- people's;
- industrial;
People's can include noise and mechanical methods, and to industrial methods the use of ultrasonic devices. 
Fighting moles in the country by folk ways
Turning to zoological studies of the behavior of moles, it was found that these animals do not live in places of increased vibration of the soil. Moles tend to choose a more peaceful environment for habitation. In connection with this knowledge gardeners began to use various noise devices to scare moles.
To create vibration in the ground, homemade windmills are stuck in, which from the effect of the wind begin to spin and transmit unpleasant sounds to the ground. Such windmills can be made from an ordinary plastic bottle or tin can.
Also a good effect in scaring produces a buried in the ground bottle. Glass containers are dug into the ground in an upright position so that the neck is above the ground level. The wind entering the hole creates a vibrating sound unpleasant for the mole.
If there are isolated cases of pest presence on the site, you can try to catch it and move it to another place.
Again, based on the knowledge that the mole regularly cleans the already paved passages, you can arrange simple traps along its path. To do this, you need to find a fresh tunnel and dig into its path capacity, so that the inlet and outlet of the hole are above the trap. The place of "ambush" should be covered with branches or veneers. During the subsequent cleaning of the tunnel, the animal simply falls into a trap and remains there until it is reached.
Moles, ways to fight them with ultrasound
The principle of the deterrent device is based on the creation of ultrasonic waves. The sensitive nervous system of the mole gives a signal to the animal that this zone is unfit for habitation and the pests are gone. It should be noted that using such devices, various rodents of mice, rats and even hedgehogs disappear from the site. In addition, there is an opinion that ultrasound scares off some insects that can be useful to the garden. Therefore, using such devices, it is worth considering these facts and weighing the benefits and harms.
Asking the question, where did the moles at the dacha come from, how to get rid of these pests, we must always remember that in nature everything is balanced and reasonable. Perhaps, gardeners themselves create favorable conditions for their residence, and then come into conflict with nature.
How to get rid of moles in the suburban area. Seven effective ways
These cute little animals become uninvited guests in the garden plot
Moles are extremely useful and cute animals, living mainly in forests and fields. They feed on earthworms and larvae of beetles eating plants, "plow" the earth, breaking through their moves - one positive, wherever you look. However, between moles and summer residents there is a war not for life, but for death. Why? Every gardener aspires to make the soil of his site as fertile as possible, and in fertile land there are many worms that feed on moles. And when the upper layer of the earth freezes and stops giving enough food, in search of food the moles come to the kitchen gardens. How to get rid of moles in the suburban area?
Despite the fact that moles have a good influence on the quality of the land, constantly plowing it, it is with their "trenches" that they can destroy the entire crop, so hunting for moles should begin without delay.
The moles have exceptionally good hearing and scent, therefore, traditionally getting rid of uninvited guests starts with sound special effects and odorous "gifts." If such funds do not help, heavy artillery can go to play - new-fashioned ultrasonic mole repellers, rat poison and various traps.
How to get rid of moles in the country site folk remedies?
Before the beginning of the war, keep in mind: moles are intelligent and resourceful creatures, so not all means will be effective. Many mole traps will simply bypass, if they do not retaliate at all, so it's better to use several methods at the same time - so your chances of remaining the only full owner of the site will increase several times.
Sound attack
- The simplest and best known method is self-made turntables. At a depth of 50 cm, dig a metal tube 1.5-2 meters long into the ground. Put a tin or can on the top of the pipe. On the bank, make cuts and bend, then come the original blades. Now the bank will move through the pipes to create vibration and noise, which scare the mole away. It is best to put such a turntable near each entrance to the "trench" or around the perimeter of the whole of the city.
- The second option is more budgetary and especially enjoyable in the preparation of materials. Across the site at a distance of about 2 m from each other dig in wooden bayonets. At the top end of the bayonet, hang on a rope or cable about 2-3 empty cans of beer. As a result, all this construction will make noise and create weak vibrations of the earth, which the moles hate very much.
- Find out where the moles are going through the main moves, and at a 45-degree angle, empty bottles. It is desirable to arrange their neck in different directions, so that the noise is obtained regardless of whether the side of the wind is wind.
Test for smell
- This path is good both for those who want to prevent the appearance of moles on their site, and for those to whom they have already managed to spoil life. On all perimeter of the garden plant beans (beans, peas, lupins) - their smell is unbearable for moles.
- In each entrance to the tunnels, put the fish head, first holding it for a couple of days in the sun to enhance the aroma. It is checked - moles begin to go crazy.
- In the fight against moles, ammonium nitrate is well-behaved. In them, you need to dab a rag and put it in the foundation. The main thing is to cover up all the moves with such rags, otherwise the moles will just open a new passage that will skirt the foul-smelling place.
And if you have the strength to live in the noise and stench is not left already by the site owners? You can use absolutely inhuman methods, such as crocheting, traps, various self-marks, fishing hooks placed in the courses and food stuffed with poison. Moles are far from vegetarians, so it's best to stuff with poison either minced meat or half-buried earthworms. To place the bait, you need to rip the top of one of the moves, put poisoned food there and sprinkle it with earth, so as not to cause suspicion of the mole. With this poison should be used extremely carefully, so that it is not eaten by your pets or neighbor cats and dogs.
A couple of words in the end
If it turned out to expel the mole from your site, do not rejoice ahead of time. Very often moles just go to rest from the war and gather strength to come to the garden with the whole family and continue to spoil your life with the whole clan. Therefore, as soon as you notice that the new heaps have ceased to appear in unexpected places, it is better to immediately cover the site with a fine mesh that will pass worms, but will close the course of moles. To do this, dig it to a depth of at least a meter, and above the ground it should protrude centimeters by 50. The grid can also be a prevention of the appearance of moles.
And in any case, do not try to fill the crocheted tunnels with water - this way you will achieve only the transformation of the kitchen garden into a swamp and the appearance of new moves, which moles necessarily build up to bypass the flooded areas.
Taking care of a garden, a garden or a private plot, many face such a pressing problem as the neighborhood with moles. Small land craters - this is a sign by which you can understand that in the garden or in the garden was settled quite an uneasy underground inhabitant.
Description of the mole, habitat, nutrition and reproduction
A black, black-brown or dark-gray fur animal with a round body, short hair, without ears, with a tail of three centimeters in length, with small, barely perceptible eyes, an oblong nose, turned out spade-like front paws with sharp claws. there is a mole. The length of his torso can reach 23 centimeters.
A loose, damp earth, saturated with worms and insect larvae, is a favorable environment for its dwelling and reproduction. Moles are predators, they belong to the family of insectivorous mammals. For a day they eat a large amount of food. The daily portion is equal to their body weight. The zverek is constantly in the work process, so he must make up for the energy spent.
The "house" of a mole is a system of underground tunnels, similar to a labyrinth. Tunnels are connected so-called cameras, in which he stores his nutritional supplies. Mice, frogs, bears, lizards, ants, small snakes can get caught in traps that create a ground mole. He is especially active in winter worms, in cold weather they penetrate deeper layers of soil in search of warmth, turning out in his moves. The cunning animal only moves through its tunnels and collects food, thanks to its excellent sense of smell, it can nourish nutritionally. 
If the mole has chosen a certain piece of land, it means that its hole occupies several meters in width and depth. Moles live in families. Mice can coexist with them. It is often possible to identify holes of moles and shrews on one site.
This animal does not feed on plants, roots, as many farmers erroneously believe. The duration of his life is five years. In the year the female mole brings one litter.
Benefits and harms from moles
Moles at the expense of digging underground labyrinths loosen the soil, enriching, thus, its oxygen, improving the organic process of decomposition of fertilizers. They also destroy harmful insects, but at the same time they also eat useful individuals.
The damage from moles is that they break the soil, damage the root system of seedlings in the garden, root crops in the garden, flowers and shrubs on the plot. The mole is inhabited in manned areas of the earth in late spring, closer to summer. Young shoots and shoots due to loosening of the soil, not having time to take root and grow stronger, perish.
If moles are found on the site, they need to be fought with, because you can stay not only without harvesting, but also the opportunity to plant a homestead territory. Throwing the soil of nagora, creating small waste pits, moles destroy the structure of the lawn. Destroying all insects and worms in the soil, they contribute to the ecological poverty of the site within which they settle. 
Effective struggle against earth pests
The question of how to remove a mole, summer residents are asked only when it makes itself felt craters. These can be one or many. There are several effective ways to combat these "sweet" creatures.
Effective destruction of moles at the site can be reduced, both to physical impact, and to toxic effects. Beginning the struggle aimed at expelling harmful animals, it should be understood that it is impossible to quickly expel a mole. The whole difficulty lies in the fact that the animal conducts its life activity under the ground. To guess in which of the tunnels he hides is almost impossible. Therefore hunting for moles requires the use of sophisticated methods of struggle.
Not all lovers of work on earth support the idea of their harassment, they do not have to kill them. Elementary methods of how to get rid of moles on the site are to catch them and scare them away. 
Self-made traps
Catching animals involves the use of a trap for moles, made by own hands. Homemade mole trap is a reliable device, hitting into which the animal can not get out. This humane method allows you to save his life.
How to make a gag and how to apply it? Krotolovka with their own hands is made from a cut of a polymer pipe and two polymer blades. The purpose of its application is to catch a mole and release it at will away from the garden plot. At the ends of the pipe are fastened the curved forms of the lid, resembling a sail, through which a rubber cord extends. It turns a kind of flask into two versatile entrances. The animal can crawl into a trap, but there is no way back from it.
The mole in the summer cottage helps to catch the gatworm wire, which resembles its design a big pin. In order to entice the animal from under the ground, several crotoners are installed in the holes of the burrow, prematurely digging them with a shovel. He checks his moves several times a day and always closes drafts. Hurrying to "repair" of his "home" the animal falls into a trap.
Traps
Effective methods of combating moles are reduced to the use of special traps. They can be made independently or purchased at a hardware store.
Skillfully made by hand, the trap is more effective than other means of combating moles and adaptations.
Mole can also be caught in a simple jar, setting it in a similar way. It is necessary that in order to pass through his tunnel, the mole fell into the jar. get out of already can not.
Scarecrowers
Effective ways to combat harmful moles are reduced to making homemade rattles. It turns out that uninvited guests can be scared off by noise and vibration. Steady protection against moles can be provided with simple plastic bottles that are hung on metal pins stuck into the ground. From plastic you can make and windshield worms, which emit not only vibration, but also whistle. A frightening noise pushes the pest towards a more peaceful place to dwell. 
Plastic mesh
If the scarers, traps and traps do not frighten the earth-digging animals, there is another way to get rid of the harmful moles. It will help protect the site from them from moles. This method may seem laborious, but very, very effective. It has the name of a greenhouse, since it was first tested in greenhouses. In search of adaptations and methods, how to permanently get rid of harmful moles in a home greenhouse, summer residents tried both a metal grid and a grid with large cells. But to achieve the desired result was possible only with the help of plastic mesh. The advantages of plastic are that it does not decompose and does not rust in the ground and can be used for several years. 
A plastic high-quality grid from moles with a small cross-section of cells is laid down to a certain depth. Prior to laying, the upper soil ball is removed, after - it returns to its place and is used for growing vegetable seedlings or seedlings. Settled or risen shoots, in particular their root system remains unscathed even when moles live under the mesh in deeper layers of soil.
This method proved that you can not even chase animals away. He eliminates the constant search for methods of how to catch moles. To lay a plastic net is also appropriate for a lawn.
Plastic bottles and boxes
Use a grid in the greenhouse is not as difficult as on the perimeter of the whole garden. In the search for a simpler method, many farmers use a simplified method, such as combating moles in the garden with the help of plastic bottles and boxes.
The main task is not to let the animal damage the root system of plants. For this, holes are cut in the plastic container, the neck is cut off, after which it is dug into the ground and serves as a protective shell for seedlings or seeds planted in it. The use of plastic boxes is identical to plastic containers. After harvesting, the container is excavated from the ground and stored until next year.
Among the methods how to deal with moles in the garden, this method, according to many summer residents, is the most acceptable after using the grid. To this measure resorted to in cases when the mole from the garden to drive out other methods does not work.
Poison
How to catch the damaging mole in the garden and how to quickly get rid of all-destroying moles in the greenhouse during the constant care of the land is understandable. But in fact they like to live in moles at the dacha, which one has to visit from time to time due to distance. There are, of course, effective ways to deal with moles in the suburban area. 
The inveterate gardeners know how to deal with moles in the country and save their harvest. Helps them get rid of the malevolent neighborhood of poison from moles. The toxic agent from damaging moles is laid in the passages. This can be tablets, granules, candy for rodents, which are mixed with earthworms as bait.
Ultrasonic devices
Effective struggle with the adopted moles at the dacha is possible in cases of application of ultrasonic repellers. These devices are inserted along the labyrinths, which can be calculated from the outer craters.
Flooding of holes
Another effective way how to get rid of moles in the country is the use of water. All the mazes hidden beneath the ground are reduced to the main chamber in which the animal nests. If you send a powerful stream of water to one of the entrances, then gradually all of its "house" will be filled with it, and it will float outward, escaping from danger.
Pets
It is appropriate to combat moles not only in the field or the greenhouse, but also in the garden. Moles break flower beds, destroy garden seedlings. How to deal with moles in the garden area, because the plastic mesh flooring is appropriate only on loose soil, traps do not always work, the tablets can not be decomposed into all the moves, because of the conservation of the integrity of the florists? How to protect your garden from destruction?
In this situation, pets come to the rescue. If you are tired of looking for a way how to get rid of moles in a garden plot, entrust this work to your dog. Especially love to hunt them dachshunds. Domestic cats also do well in catching these animals, taking them for mice. But catching a mole, the cat does not eat it because of a specific smell. 
Planting of fragrant plants
Many amateurs of flower growers, know how to get rid of the invasion of moles. They protect their flower beds, planting leguminous plants and hazel hens on them, possessing a specific scent that moths do not like.
Firecrackers and smoke bombs
An effective way to get moles out of the infield is the use of firecrackers and smoke bombs, which are laid in all the found moves. Their simultaneous volley creates a loud noise and the underground labyrinths are filled with smoke, which frightens the animal and it gets out.
Getting rid of moles - it's very laborious. There are a lot of ways to deal with them. It is impossible to foresee which of them will be effective. Who is familiar with this clever little animal, prefers complex struggle against it.