Mole Removal

Mole Characteristics.
Moles are mammals that live under ground, burrowing holes. Some species are aquatic or semi-aquatic. They have cylindrical bodies covered in short, velvety, gray to pale brown fur with small or covered eyes; the ears are generally not visible. It's snout is long, pink, and flexible. Legs very short; front feet have wide, round, fleshy palms that are turned out, and 5 long white claws. Tail is short, with few hairs. Feeds on earthworms and beetle larvae in shallow tunnels under soil surface.They feed on small invertebrate animals living under ground. It is an insectivore, not a rodent, and is related to shrews and bats.

Moles dig fast: about eighteen feet an hour. They may be able to tunnel 100 feet a day or more, depending on soil conditions. Therefore, the number of mole hills is not a measure of the number of moles in a given area.

Mole Nuisance Concerns.
Moles remove many damaging insects and grubs from lawns and gardens. However, their burrowing habits disfigure lawns and parks, destroy flower beds, tear up the roots of grasses, and create havoc in small garden plots.

Moles leave volcano-shaped hills that are often made up of clods of soil. The mole hills are pushed up from the deep tunnels and may be 2 to 24 inches tall. Surface tunnels or ridges are indicative of mole activity.

Mole Removal.
The only time tested effective method for controlling moles is trapping.
Call Westchester Wildlife for Mole Removal.