Those pesky moles and voles!

A 1/2 stick of Juicy Fruit gum in each hole always worked well for us when we lived in So Jersey. They are irksome little devils, aren't they??

Best of luck - you'll need it!

Burrowing rodents do not like the vibrations of whirly-gigs, so buy things that will turn when the wind blows, and place them in the area of your yard where you find their tunnel entry. You can also drop mothballs down into the tunnels, or flood them out with the garden hose. One year we used sticks of spearmint gum to get rid of the moles in our backyard; just tear off pieces of the gum and drop it into their holes.

Wow, causing agonizing pain to an innocent animal? That's pretty harsh.

Thanks for the tips, I will certainly get some gum and a whirligig. I hate to harm animals, but when they do destruction to a yard or cause an issue, with plants etc, one has to do what one has to do. I'm not a cruel person and do respect the planet earth and it's creatures, but I don't think anyone would want one as a pet in their house, let alone in their flower or veggie garden or yard to destroy the nature I try to take so good care of.

I like animals but I will NOT have rodents messing up my yard. We had them bad this Spring but our lawn service did something and they appear to be gone.

On 8/13/2014 vaccinia said:

Wow, causing agonizing pain to an innocent animal? That's pretty harsh.

I think if they were tearing up your lawn you would try just about anything to get rid of them.

We have not had them for quite some time. When we did we put our dogs krap down the holes & that seemed to get rid of them. I guess they did not like other animals business in their tunnels. LOL!!! As far as I know they are after the grub worms so treat your lawn for those.

Nightowlz, I had to laugh at what you used, but we do have a dog, and well, at this point, I'll try anything. We did all the grub treatments, but when neighbors don't do anything to their lawns, they still come to ours. The grub treaments are costly and when it doesn't work, you just have to try something else I guess, thanks for your input.

My Big Boy, Kobe, has terminated 10 voles this season (9 of them were on my front door mat). He is my hero. Kobe is a 25lb orange tabby; we rescued him several years ago.

Only one mis-step: He dragged a still live vole (no. 10!) in thru the dog door (his ingress & egress, much to my dismay) and it took half a day for the rest of the team to corner & eliminate Mr. Vole.

I know there was much discussion about letting cats wander thru neighborhoods. In Kobe's defense I have tried to keep him inside, that's my preference. He learned early, however, to use our dog door. My other cats do not use the door (thankfully) but Kobe was allowed outside before we rescued him and we have been unable to keep him in. He's older so he spends most of his time outside in my front yard garden paroling for voles. I have not had reports of him traipsing thu the neighborhood, and I have asked.

I do not promote wanton animal termination of any kind, but voles & moles have created a mess for us in the past so I''m thankful for my Big Boy!!