Moles - A Pain in the Grass!

In order to catch all those juicy worms, which moles are so fond of, they need to dig for them, and these guys are specialists at digging. If there was an Olympic gold medal for digging they'd leave the other competitors standing. These guys are serial tunnellers. They can shift about 6 kilos (13lbs) of soil every 20 minutes. That's like an average person moving four tonnes!

Of course when you're digging all those tunnels the excavated soil has to go somewhere, and it ends up in neat little heaps, known as ‘mole-heaves’ on the surface. Every couple of metres the mole digs a vertical shaft, straight up to the surface, and pushes all the freshly dug soil up and out of it. The sudden, overnight appearance of mounds of earth on a well manicured lawn are a sure sign that a mole has taken up residence.

Any keen gardener naturally feels annoyed when molehills appear in their garden. The sight of all those mounds of soil can give the impression that a whole army of moles have moved in, but it's nearly always the work of just one animal. Moles are solitary animals and are extremely territorial. They won't allow another mole to enter their territory... and their territories can cover more than a quarter of an acre.

Castle Pest Control Services has noticed a steady increase in mole complaints and call outs, we can deal with mole problems either by traditional trapping or using Aluminium Phosphide however there are certain conditions and requirements using the latter, please call us to discuss your requirements.