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OK, new lawn rodent problem

trader4@optonline.net

2006-07-12, 8:25 pm

Living in NJ, I thought I had seen everything. As far as rodents, I
always have some moles and chipmunks. But now I just noticed a section
of lawn where I have circular mounds of dirt on top of the grass.
These mounds are about the size of a large saucer or small pie and
stand several inches high. It's obvious fresh dirt from below. There
is no hole, just a round pile of dirt. In the 30 X 30 ft section of
lawn there are about 8 piles that stand out like a sore thumb.

The moles I've had for many years only dig surface tunnels, where they
push up the turf from below, not producting any surface piles. The
chipmunks just dig a nice perfect 1 1/2" round hole in the turf and
leave no dirt, so they haven't ever been a problem. But what the hell
is making this mess now? And how do I get rid of whatever it is?

ds549@webtv.net

2006-07-13, 1:25 pm

moles do that.thet are making living quarters underground. not much you
can do but move the dirt away. you can trap them in the pushed up
tunnels though..lucas

http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

trader4@optonline.net

2006-07-13, 8:25 pm

ds549@webtv.net wrote:
> moles do that.thet are making living quarters underground. not much you
> can do but move the dirt away. you can trap them in the pushed up
> tunnels though..lucas
>
> http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

Thanks for the input. I came to the conclusion that they must be moles
today too. Upon closer inspection, I could find some typical mole
tunnels in the area too. I guess those are the ones they run around
in, but they have deeper structures that they live in. I guess the
dirt for those has to go somewhere and that's what I'm seeing.

I put some of the mole killer bait stuff in the tunnels. We'll see
what happens. I've had some success with it in the past.

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