Moles
Moles only trouble man when they damage our lawns and grassy areas and
occasionally undermine foundations by their burrowing.
Moles burrow lawns, raising molehills, and
killing the lawn, for which they are sometimes considered pests.
They can undermine plant roots, indirectly causing damage or death.
However, contrary to popular belief, moles do not eat plant roots.
They are controlled with traps such as mole-catchers, smoke bombs,
and poisons such as calcium carbide and strychnine, which is now banned
in Britain. The most common method now is Phostoxin or Talunex tablets.
They contain aluminium phosphide and are inserted in the mole tunnels,
where they turn into phosphine gas.
A mole's diet primarily consists of earthworms
and other small invertebrates found in the soil. The mole may also
occasionally catch small mice at the entrance to its burrow. Because
their saliva contains a toxin that can paralyze earthworms, moles are
able to store their still living prey for later consumption. They
construct special underground "larders" for just this purpose;
researchers have discovered such larders with over a thousand
earthworms in them. Before eating earthworms, moles pull them between
their squeezed paws to force the collected earth and dirt out of the
worm's gut.
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0800
781 9329
01257 230637
Lancashire
Pest
Control / Manchester Pest Control
Please not that in the
event of an abortive call out i.e customer not at home, pest
mis-identified by customer, bumblebees mistaken for wasps etc there
will be a £25.00 call out charge.
Customer MUST advise us over the phone if bats are known to be present
on the property.
