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If moles are taking up residence under your lawn, call Tri-State Wildlife Management, the preferred garden mole control company in Northern Kentucky! (895) 635-0037

The old saying “Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill” was clearly coined by someone who never had a mole problem in their yard! Moles can be very destructive to a lawn, and it can be difficult to rid your property of them. Moles create both deep tunnels that are undetectable, as well as surface tunnels, which are very shallow. In addition, as moles tunnel and move dirt out of their way, they can create mounds of dirt at the surface. Moles tunnel up to eighteen feet per hour and move forward and backward eighty feet per minute in the tunnel. During bouts of hot or cold temperatures, moles continue to make more deep tunnels, so even though you may not see mole activity during the winter, they are just as active, but undetectable. Moles are opportunistic feeders and consume almost any insect they find. Earthworms are the main component of their diet; however, insects including grubs, ants and ant larva make up their diet as well.

Moles are unwanted guests in a yard  because their surface tunnels and dirt mounds are unsightly. More importantly, mole tunneling kills plants and grass. Soil insulates plant roots, and when roots become disengaged from tunneling, cold weather freezes the roots, thus killing the plant or grass. In addition, during the warmer months, roots will dry out without having access to water in the soil.

Now is the perfect time to trap moles in your yard. Once the ground freezes, it is difficult to impossible to set traps. This winter, moles will continue to tunnel, creating air pockets around grass and plant roots. Without the insulation from surrounding soil, roots will free and the affected grass and plants will die. Prevent this from happening to your lawn or flowerbed!

To have your mole problem taken care of sooner rather than later, Call Tri-State Wildlife Management today at (859) 635-0037.

Tri-State Wildlife Management is fully licensed and insured, and we stand behind all our work!

To get rid of your yard mole problem sooner rather than later, call the professionals of Tri-State Wildlife Management at (859) 635-0037. Now is a great time of year for garden mole removal in Northern Kentucky. Rid your lawn of moles before freezing temperatures set in! TSWM is fully licensed and insured, and we stand behind our work. Put our experience and expertise to work for you!

Are mole tunnels and mounds ruining your well-manicured lawn? Tri-State Wildlife Management specializes in garden mole removal, and is the answer to your problem! We use the most sound, research-proven techniques for mole management. Put our experience and expertise to work for you!

The greater Cincinnati area is familiar with the eastern mole, which is prevalent from the Atlantic coast to the Great Plains, and from Michigan into Florida.

Moles live underground their entire lives in a network of underground runway tunnels and burrows. Moles are solitary animals, but on occasion their tunnels may intersect with the independent tunnels of another mole. Multiple moles may live underneath the same yard, and sometimes are trapped at the same spot. Moles have both deep tunnels that lead to their denning sites or nesting area, as well as shallow, surface tunnels that are used for feeding. Feeder tunnels may be used once and then left abandoned, while others may be used multiple times. Moles never have runways above ground. Homeowners usually realize they have a mole problem when they see raised grass from underground surface tunnels, or when they see mole mounds. Mole mounds are made when excess dirt is pushed out of the ground as a mole tunnels.

Moles are a nuisance when they occupy a yard because their surface tunnels kill grass and plants, as well as leave unsightly raised ridges in the lawn. Plants and grass die from shallow surface tunnels because the roots are disengaged from the soil. In the warmer months, the plants and grass may die because they no longer have the soil as a source of water. During the winter, roots are surrounded by air pockets from tunneling rather than soil. Plant roots then freeze from the lack of insulation soil provides. Now is the perfect time to rid your yard of moles. When the ground begins to freeze, it is extremely difficult to impossible to set traps to catch them.

Moles continuously dig in search of food, at a rate of eighteen feet per hour, and move forward and backward eighty feet per minute. They eat from 70% to 100% of their weight in earthworms and insects each day to supply the energy for constant tunneling. They prefer to hunt in cool, moist soil, where worms and insects can be found in abundance. Den sites are usually in high, dry ground, although deeper beneath the surface. Moles cover more underground area than most subterranean animals because of their food requirements. During the colder months, and during bouts of hot weather, moles dig deeper beneath the surface. So even during the winter when you may not see new ridges or mounds in your yard, moles continue to be active.

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For Garden Mole Control in Northern Kentucky, call Tri-State Wildlife Management: The Garden Mole Removal Company of Northern Kentucky. (859) 635-0037