The Mole (Talpa Europaea)

Identification

This pest is around 5-8 inches long they have short fur and the colour is normaly grey to silvery grey, you cant see its ears as there are hidden withing its fur

Were There Found

Very common in the UK

Habitat

Adult moles are very solitary they live most of there liver underground but now and again they will come up

Behaviour

Moles are active day/night they seem to work four hours on and four of they make a new mole hill every few hours

Breeding

A moles breeding starts from february to match with just one litter of 5 young. the young leave the nest after just 5 weeks

Food

Beetles, ants earthworms and any other insect that lives in soi.

Control

Trapping - 99.9% of the time we always trap our mole we catch

were possable we use Aluminum phosphide to control this pest

Aluminum phosphide is a Schedule 1 poison and operators must be trained and certificated

to be able to purchase and use it for the control of moles and the manufacturer's

recommended guidelines must be followed.

"Although one mole has been caught, customers need to be aware that once a run

is vacated by a mole, another mole can move into that set of tunnels.

(these runs will offer a ready supply of food).

Re infestation therefore can, and frequently does occur no matter

which treatment method is used!!!

Mole Damage