Moles - Prevention

While prevention methods generally never fully protect your lawn, there are a few steps you can take to make your yard more uninviting to moles.

• Use insecticides to limit moles' food supply. Bear in mind, however, that insecticides may reduce beneficial insects in your lawn and not all food sources are affected by pesticides.
• Water your lawn less. Moles like soft, moist soil because it's easier to dig through and it attracts grubs, worms and other food sources. A thorough watering once a week should be enough to keep your lawn healthy while limiting moles' food sources.
• Set up barriers. Since moles have trouble burrowing through dense soil, you can arrange rocks or dense, clay soil around gardens or other small spaces to a depth of two feet to help prevent moles from entering the area. Or, you can bury metal mesh hardware cloth two feet into the ground with 6 inches showing above ground to prevent moles from burrowing under or climbing into your garden.
• Use Mole Sonic Spike Repellents to keep moles from coming into your yard.