How to.....Humanely get rid of Moles

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Muggsy

a molicide pact, designed to discredit Monsanto

Sorry ?

[Muggsy]

its not the same if you have to explain

molicide pact ... suicide pact for moles, Monsanto ... manufacturer of Glysophate, active ingredient of Roundup.

never mind, I'll get me coat

believe or believe not, Roundup only kills plants, it wont even kill a fly. If it did kill moles, murdering farmers (not me though) would be pouring it down mole runs by the gallon, the chemical is cheap enough, and moles are notoriously hard to get rid of.

Ohh yes, Bewdley, lovely part of the world, used to purchase Glouster Old Spot pigs from a man called Styles in Bewdley.

[paddy]

After laying a new and extensive lawn, I had moles inside a week. I used one of the battery powered sonic devices, which emits a tone at somewhere around 200Hz, I think - bass, anyway.
They were gone in a week - the thing cost about £20 though. Of course, you never know if they would have gone anyway. It's the same principle as the 'windmill in the run' - they don't like bass - can't understand it....

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Muggsy

its not the same if you have to explain

molicide pact ... suicide pact for moles, Monsanto ... manufacturer of Glysophate, active ingredient of Roundup.

never mind, I'll get me coat

believe or believe not, Roundup only kills plants, it wont even kill a fly. If it did kill moles, murdering farmers (not me though) would be pouring it down mole runs by the gallon, the chemical is cheap enough, and moles are notoriously hard to get rid of.

Ohh yes, Bewdley, lovely part of the world, used to purchase Glouster Old Spot pigs from a man called Styles in Bewdley.

Going off the subject a bit! But you don't know where abouts in Bewdley you used to get your pigs from Styles?

[Muggsy]

tis a long time ago Jez, Mr Styles (cant remember his christian name) bred some of the best old spot pigs in the world.
I came up there 3 times, once to his auction, once to collect my purchases, 2 sows of the Princess line, and once more 2 years later too add to our collection.
Would have been 1981 1983 ish M1 M6 M5 as I recall, from here

silly thing is, I can remember the pigs names, I can remember thier litters, size and even some of the purchasers of the progeny, but his name and the exact location has me beat.
Was Bewdley though, near the river ?

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Muggsy

tis a long time ago Jez, Mr Styles (cant remember his christian name) bred some of the best old spot pigs in the world.
I came up there 3 times, once to his auction, once to collect my purchases, 2 sows of the Princess line, and once more 2 years later too add to our collection.
Would have been 1981 1983 ish M1 M6 M5 as I recall, from here

silly thing is, I can remember the pigs names, I can remember thier litters, size and even some of the purchasers of the progeny, but his name and the exact location has me beat.
Was Bewdley though, near the river ?

I ask as I have a gut feeling the location would be my road. Northwood Lane formerly Rag Lane. I have heard stories of pigs being raised here years ago, it's near the River Severn!

[Rich_]

You'd think the moles would get used to the vibrations from sonic devices if they are there all the time.they dont seem to mind tunneling in the verges of busy roads & railway embankments, unless they are intollerant of particular frequencies?

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Rich_

You'd think the moles would get used to the vibrations from sonic devices if they are there all the time.they dont seem to mind tunneling in the verges of busy roads & railway embankments, unless they are intollerant of particular frequencies?

The Sonic mole deterrent did nothing for my neighbour!

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by Muggsy

believe or believe not, Roundup only kills plants, it wont even kill a fly. If it did kill moles, murdering farmers (not me though) would be pouring it down mole runs by the gallon, the chemical is cheap enough, and moles are notoriously hard to get rid of.

Roundup is not quite the harmless substance that it is sometimes claimed to be.
http://www.pesticide.org/glyphosate.pdf

I know from observing some work done at one of the Universities, it certainly gives spiders a good kicking.

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Meta menardi

Roundup is not quite the harmless substance that it is sometimes claimed to be.
http://www.pesticide.org/glyphosate.pdf

I know from observing some work done at one of the Universities, it certainly gives spiders a good kicking.

It Killed three Moles that's for sure. They don't just come up a die just like that (There such lovely looking critters......it's the dirt in there cuticles which makes me think of them as great gardeners)! I did tolerate the unearthing they did in my garden and do miss there presence