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The Mole can be found throughout mainland Britain but is absent from Ireland and some off shore islands. It is found anywhere the soil is suitable for tunnelling, but will avoid shallow or stony soil, waterlogged or very acidic soil. It can be found in permanent grasslands and deciduous woodlands and can also be found in playing fields cemeteries golf courses and private gardens.
Moles live in a tunnelling system underground and are solitary in there habits there tunnel system can cover an area of 400 – 2000 sq meters. There main diet is earthworms but will also eat other invertebrates like slugs and insect larvae. Most of there prey is caught when falling in to there tunnelling system witch acts as a pitfall trap. They continuously patrol the tunnels with then short rest periods this is around patrolling for 4 1\2 hours then resting for 31\2 hours.
Moles cause most of there damage by there mole hills which are unsightly on amenity and sporting grasslands but causes unevenness of the surface but also deterioration of the sward by providing a seed bed for weeds. The molehills can also damage mowing machinery for obvious reasons molehills are unwelcome on expensive turf of golf and bowling greens. In agriculture if the soil from molehills gets in to silage grass it can result in unpalatable silage and is a possible source of Listeriosis in sheep fed on silage. Damage can occur to arable crops and gardens when moles burrow under seedlings and plants causing wilting and death.
The breeding season is from February to June which there is usually one litter. After a 4 week gestation period the young are born blind and without fur. After 5 weeks they will leave the nest.
For more information, please either make your enquiries through the Contact Us Page,
email us directly at info@pcspestcontrol.co.uk or call us on 0800 012 1579.
Signs of presence
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Molehills is the most common sign of the presence of moles these are heaps of soil that the mole as excavated out of his tunnelling system. |
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Fortress this is a large mound of soil were the mole makes a nest for breeding or sleeping this is a lot larger then a normal molehill. |
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Surface runs These are shallow tunnels were the soil is pushed up to form a ridge on the surface of the ground. |
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Pest Control Solutions Environmental Services uses traditional as well as modern control methods as well as using methods for the prevention of damage.
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Trapping in the right conditions we can use a verity of approved traps e.g. Duffus, Scissor mole traps. |
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Gassing: We are qualified in the use of Aluminium phosphide and this method can be very affective if carried out in the right situations. |
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These notes are general advice, should you require further advice please contact PCS environmental services were a qualified technician will come out and do a free survey.
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European Mole (Talpa europaea) |
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Typical sight of mole hills |
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