Title: Moles in the Lawn | The Old Farmer's Almanac
Headings: Holy Moley! Moles and Lawn Damage
Holy Moley! Moles and Lawn Damage
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Molehills
A Mole’s Life
Benefits of Moles in your Lawn

Content: Molehills
Mole damage shows up as long ridges of soil running through the lawn and as volcano-shape mounds of earth called molehills, formed as moles tunnel beneath the soil surface in search of food. You may also notice soil outside tunnel entrances, pushed there while moles construct deep permanent tunnels for nesting and overwintering. A Mole’s Life
Moles are often mistaken for rodents, but they are not related to mice, rats, and other rodents. Their diet includes insect larvae, spiders, earthworms, and lawn pests such as slugs and grubs. They do not intentionally eat plant material. To meet their high energy requirements, moles eat just about 24/7. They often consume the equivalent of 60–90% of their body weight in a single day and may tunnel 100 feet in the process. Moles are well adapted to the darkness of subterranean living. Nearly blind, they compensate with their keen senses of smell, hearing, and touch. As they dig through the earth with their large, shovel-like forepaws, their tiny eyes are protected from dirt by thin membranes.