The moles have just gone nuts around Ames this past few weeks.
My seasonal contract had 4 hills pop in her lawn overnight when we got some rain. I set them up before she even noticed they were there she said. I got 3 moles out of 8 traps in a week and no mounds or fresh digging since so I think I got all of them. I just wish her neighbors would do some mole control as well, as their moles infiltrate her property But not for long they don’t LOL
I also had a call to remove some moles from and apartment complex. The manager had tried a different company last year but was very unsatisfied with their methods and services. I had to get more traps as it was a very large complex, with about 2-3 acres of lawn for me to cover. I set up with 25 traps and int he past week have removed 10 moles from the property. Almost all of the lawn damage has stopped and those mole runs are collapsed and hard. (When the runs are soft and squishy they are using that tunnel). I move the trap every 2 days if they do not connect, so always have them in a fresh mole run.
This past week I have been catching the mole as they come out of the woods and into the lawn. The manager is very happy with the success and noticeable decrease in damages.
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As a side note my wife calls and says “Oh great mole trapper of the North, you better get the one in the back yard before I fall in another hole and kill YOU!’ I quoted my standard rates for mole removal and she quickly counter offered, wish I wisely accepted!
Yes I did get the mole in the back yard too!
