Title: Holes in the Lawn | Home & Garden Information Center
Headings: Holes in the Lawn
Holes in the Lawn
Birds
Earthworms
Insects
Solitary Bees
Cicada Killers
Crayfish
Voles
Squirrels
Chipmunks
Moles
Ground Hogs
Skunks & Raccoons
Rats
Armadillos
Lawn Pest Control
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Content: Many products are available as hose-end applicators to thorough wet the lawn being damaged, or as granular products, such as: Liquid Fence Mole Repellent,
Natura Repellex Mole & Gopher Repellent,
Motomco Tom Cat Mole & Gopher Repellent,
Mole & Vole Stopper,
Sweeney’s Mole & Gopher Repellent,
Monterey All Natural Mole Repellent,
I Must Garden Brand Mole & Vole Repellent,
Bonide MoleMax Mole & Vole Repellent,
Ortho Mole B Gon, and
Dr. T’s Nature Products Whole Control Mole Repellent. Mole may be controlled within their tunnels with poison worm baits that are inserted into actively traveled tunnels. These baits contain bromethalin, which will work within 24 hours after being eaten to kill the moles. Examples of brands are: Motomco Tom Cat Mole Killer,
Talpirid,
Victor Moleworms Kill Moles, and
Sweeney’s Kill Moles Poison Moleworms. Follow label directions for use, including the determination of which tunnels are actively used by the moles. The SC Department of Natural Resources (DNR) does not allow the trapping and relocation of trapped animals to another location because of animal and human disease considerations, such as rabies. However, if the landowner has a large piece of property, the animal can be released further away from the home on the landowner’s own property. If this is not an option, then the trapped animal must be killed, and then buried or bagged and disposed of in the garbage.