All Wildlife Removal Service of New Jersey
can get rid of problem Moles...
can get rid of problem Moles...
| Moles are animals that live in a subterraneous environment. (That's a fancy way of saying they live underground!) Because they have subterranean habits, their eyes have become practically unnecessary to them. One of their most recognized features is that, on first glance, one may believe them to not have eyes at all! However, they do have eyes, albeit very small eyes that |
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are often covered with fur. Other physical characteristics of the mole include a very
small tail and fur that is omni-directional, like velvet. This is useful because it does not
constrict them from moving either forward or backward in their tunnels. Moles do not
hibernate - they are active 365 days a years. Although they are active all year, it's only
when their food supply is near the surface of the ground that we see their tunnels
below. Moles go for protein, making meals out of just about any type of bug, worm, or
insect. (There is a misnomer that moles eat the roots of plants, but that is simply not
true. They DO, however, sometimes uproot plants with their tunnels, and for this they
are often considered pests.)
When it comes to controlling moles, All Wildlife Removal Service does it the the
old-fashioned way... through trapping. There is poison bait that can be used but our
experience has taught us that it's limited and therefore, the only time we use poison bait
is if, for example, your moles are tunneling under brick pavers and there is no other way
to reach them. At All Wildlife Removal Service we've found that it's very difficult to get
results with poison because moles sense the presence of something foreign in their
tunnel and it often takes a long time for them to access the bait. Remember, moles do
not normally eat inanimate objects.
The All Wildlife Removal Service mole-trapping program is commonly a three- to
four-week long program, during which time we get control of the property. Once there
are no new tunnels and we see no activity in the yard, we will consider the pest animals
trapped and the area controlled. You will see the damage begin to recede along the
middle of your property first. As control continues, you'll see more and more damage go
away towards the fringe of your property.
Unfortunately, once we gain control, there is no guarantee that new moles won't move
in and take over. Or how quickly that may happen. In some cases, there will be no
reinfestation that year. And in some cases, there may be reinfestation within just a few
weeks. If there are minimal amounts of new moles, we will remove them for a fee. If it
looks like reinfestation will continue through migration from other areas, the only way
to keep control is through a maintenance program.
The general rule of thumb when dealing with moles is if your property backs up to
woods or your neighbors have moles, you can anticipate an influx from outside
properties and you should anticipate that you will need a maintenance program. If your
property does not have surrounding mole areas, it is possible that a simple trapping
program will be effective in getting and keeping control of the problem moles. The
unfortunate truth is that, when it comes to mole control, nothing is definite.
For example, here at All Wildlife Removal Service, we've had situations where there
was no evidence of any other mole activity outside the perimeter of the property. Yet
after we controlled and removed the first moles, others still moved in. We've performed
other jobs where the property backed up to woods - and yet there was never a
reinfestation. Then there was the mole removal job were the homeowner's had
neighbors on all surrounding sides with mole infestations of their own... but (you
guessed it) the property where we ran a trapping program never had a reinfestation!
Mole behavior is, as you can see, very difficult to predict. Most pest control and wildlife
removal companies do not handle "mole work" at all. Those companies that do will often
not offer any guarantee that they'll catch even a few moles.
As for the "how's and why's" of a mole trapping program, there is some information
that many homeowners who are in need of this type of service find useful. For example,
mole traps are difficult to use because they are run half in the ground, half out. Heavy
rains can cause the earth to solidify around traps, making them inoperable. When you
get colder weather and the ground is freezing and thawing, this can cause traps to
trigger on their own. Generally, All Wildlife Removal Service shies away from doing
any kind of mole work during the colder months of the year. For the sake of the
homeowner, we prefer not to trap moles during autumn as well. In the past we've gotten
control of a mole situation during the fall months - and then an influx of new moles
arrives during the winter. We believe these homeowners are wasting their money. After
all, they wouldn't have had new mole activity during the winter if we hadn't removed the
first ones during the fall.
During a trapping program, we tend to run mole work once a week. Geographically, All
Wildlife Removal Service concentrates in two sections of New Jersey - Princeton and
Monmouth County - and we often run "specials" in those areas.
The only warranty we can provide for moles is a maintenance contract. In a
maintenance program, All Widlife Removal Service will get control and keep control.
We run as many traps as possible when the program begins in order to gain control as
quickly as possible. During a maintenance program, we run traps every two to three
weeks and/or whenever the homeowner calls for action.
For a regular (non-maintenance contract) three- to four-week program on an
average-size property in our special areas of Princeton and Monmouth County, you can
expect a mole trapping program to be approximately $850.00. A maintenance contract
for one year would be approximately $1600 - $3000, depending on the size of your
property. Be aware, these prices are only rough general guidelines and they are
not in any way set in stone.
small tail and fur that is omni-directional, like velvet. This is useful because it does not
constrict them from moving either forward or backward in their tunnels. Moles do not
hibernate - they are active 365 days a years. Although they are active all year, it's only
when their food supply is near the surface of the ground that we see their tunnels
below. Moles go for protein, making meals out of just about any type of bug, worm, or
insect. (There is a misnomer that moles eat the roots of plants, but that is simply not
true. They DO, however, sometimes uproot plants with their tunnels, and for this they
are often considered pests.)
When it comes to controlling moles, All Wildlife Removal Service does it the the
old-fashioned way... through trapping. There is poison bait that can be used but our
experience has taught us that it's limited and therefore, the only time we use poison bait
is if, for example, your moles are tunneling under brick pavers and there is no other way
to reach them. At All Wildlife Removal Service we've found that it's very difficult to get
results with poison because moles sense the presence of something foreign in their
tunnel and it often takes a long time for them to access the bait. Remember, moles do
not normally eat inanimate objects.
The All Wildlife Removal Service mole-trapping program is commonly a three- to
four-week long program, during which time we get control of the property. Once there
are no new tunnels and we see no activity in the yard, we will consider the pest animals
trapped and the area controlled. You will see the damage begin to recede along the
middle of your property first. As control continues, you'll see more and more damage go
away towards the fringe of your property.
Unfortunately, once we gain control, there is no guarantee that new moles won't move
in and take over. Or how quickly that may happen. In some cases, there will be no
reinfestation that year. And in some cases, there may be reinfestation within just a few
weeks. If there are minimal amounts of new moles, we will remove them for a fee. If it
looks like reinfestation will continue through migration from other areas, the only way
to keep control is through a maintenance program.
The general rule of thumb when dealing with moles is if your property backs up to
woods or your neighbors have moles, you can anticipate an influx from outside
properties and you should anticipate that you will need a maintenance program. If your
property does not have surrounding mole areas, it is possible that a simple trapping
program will be effective in getting and keeping control of the problem moles. The
unfortunate truth is that, when it comes to mole control, nothing is definite.
For example, here at All Wildlife Removal Service, we've had situations where there
was no evidence of any other mole activity outside the perimeter of the property. Yet
after we controlled and removed the first moles, others still moved in. We've performed
other jobs where the property backed up to woods - and yet there was never a
reinfestation. Then there was the mole removal job were the homeowner's had
neighbors on all surrounding sides with mole infestations of their own... but (you
guessed it) the property where we ran a trapping program never had a reinfestation!
Mole behavior is, as you can see, very difficult to predict. Most pest control and wildlife
removal companies do not handle "mole work" at all. Those companies that do will often
not offer any guarantee that they'll catch even a few moles.
As for the "how's and why's" of a mole trapping program, there is some information
that many homeowners who are in need of this type of service find useful. For example,
mole traps are difficult to use because they are run half in the ground, half out. Heavy
rains can cause the earth to solidify around traps, making them inoperable. When you
get colder weather and the ground is freezing and thawing, this can cause traps to
trigger on their own. Generally, All Wildlife Removal Service shies away from doing
any kind of mole work during the colder months of the year. For the sake of the
homeowner, we prefer not to trap moles during autumn as well. In the past we've gotten
control of a mole situation during the fall months - and then an influx of new moles
arrives during the winter. We believe these homeowners are wasting their money. After
all, they wouldn't have had new mole activity during the winter if we hadn't removed the
first ones during the fall.
During a trapping program, we tend to run mole work once a week. Geographically, All
Wildlife Removal Service concentrates in two sections of New Jersey - Princeton and
Monmouth County - and we often run "specials" in those areas.
The only warranty we can provide for moles is a maintenance contract. In a
maintenance program, All Widlife Removal Service will get control and keep control.
We run as many traps as possible when the program begins in order to gain control as
quickly as possible. During a maintenance program, we run traps every two to three
weeks and/or whenever the homeowner calls for action.
For a regular (non-maintenance contract) three- to four-week program on an
average-size property in our special areas of Princeton and Monmouth County, you can
expect a mole trapping program to be approximately $850.00. A maintenance contract
for one year would be approximately $1600 - $3000, depending on the size of your
property. Be aware, these prices are only rough general guidelines and they are
not in any way set in stone.