Mole

Talpa europaea

Professional Mole Control in Gloucester and Cheltenham

Moles are small black furred velvety mammals, which have poor eyesign but an accute sense of smell. Moles burrow beneath the soil, often creating a network of tunnels where they forage for earthworms, grubs and insects. Although they’re essentially the natural habitat’s soil rotavators, which help keep the soil healthy, their destructive habits can wreck homeowner’s lawns and gardens. Moles can also create hazards for livestock and horses by their burrowing and the mounds of soil that they leave behind.

Moles can burrow up to 25 metres a day, with a single mole being able to create several mounds of earth in a relatively small area, often giving a land or homeowner the impression that there’s more than one mole.

Humanely controlling moles is primarily done by trapping. PestEx Professional Pest Control only use authorised and humane mole traps.

Several mole mounds on a grass lawn