Do you have questions about moles? Redi National Pest Eliminators have answers! A mole’s sight is poor, but they are not blind. They are colorblind and they only see light and movement. Moles bodies are built to dig as they have shovel like claws to get through dirt and dig tunnels with ease. They can dig an 18-inch-deep tunnel is just one hour! Their nose is highly developed to find food in the soil. It has feelers that can sense with touch to find their food. Their diet consists of earthworms, grubs, insects and slugs. They paralyze their food with their saliva and can store them in an underground tunnel room for later enjoyment. When they dig up the soil it leaves room for other rodents to be attracted to the yard with what the soil offers them. Moles build three kinds of tunnels, one for feeding, two for travel and three for territory expansion. They spend half their life looking and digging for food. Their tunnels can reach anywhere from 6 to 20 feet underground. Moles can breathe under the ground because they have more oxygen in their blood. Moles do not hibernate, so they are destroying your yard all year round! Moles are the hardest pest to eliminate, but with Redi National’s upkeep, we keep them away from your yard. There are three types of moles you would find in Washington state. The first is the Townsend mole. It is 8 to 9 inches in length. They are usually found west of the Cascade mountains. The second one is the pacific mole is similar looking to the Townsend mole but is 6 to 7 inches. These are found in drier and brushier areas. The third one is the smallest mole; the shrew is only 4 to 5 inches long. It is found in ravines and stream banks. They usually do not destroy your yard. Moles are solitary creatures except for when they mate and have their young with them. Usually, moles have 2 to 6 young in a litter. Otherwise, they live alone. Regarding moles people in Washington state people may trap or kill moles on their property when causing damage to crops, domestic animals or property. There are several ways to take care of the pesky moles the first one is to put bait. When using mole bait, Talparid mole bait's size, shape and feel let moles consume the bait in the same way as its primary food source, the earthworm. Talpirid mole bait mimics the mole's food source and has the same size, shape and feel as earthworms. Trapping can be applied with bait stations that lure the mole into the traps and they eat the baits. Gassing is another form of getting rid of the moles. It poisons moles and is only recommended to be done with store-bought gas bombs. Depending on the size of your yard and length of its mole tunnels, the packaging will usually recommend the exact number of bombs that you need to buy. Gas bombs work by being placed at the entrances to mole tunnels. Also, a repellent can be applied. Moles despise the smell and taste of castor oil, so one excellent way to repel them is with a castor oil-based repellent like Tomcat Mole & Gopher Repellent Granules or Tomcat Mole & Gopher Repellent Ready-to-Spray. Lastly Insecticides can be applied to the tunnels as well making earthworms and grubs taste bitter and unacceptable as a food source for moles. Since moles must eat their body weight in worms and grubs every single day, this can be an effective solution for some homeowners. If you have more questions, please call Redi National Pest Eliminators at 206-633-1234 or visit us at redinational.com!
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