- Towsends Moles
- Broadfooted Mole
- Coast Mole
Moles
Four species of moles exist in the Pacific Northwest: the Townsend mole, broadfooted mole, coast mole and shrew mole. Of these, the Townsend is the largest and causes the greatest damage to lawns, gardens, golf courses, crops, etc. It is 6” – 9” inches long with black to brown, velvety fur. The broadfooted mole is slightly smaller and has a silver gray or copper brown coat. The coast mole is about half as large as the Townsend and has coloring similar to the broadfooted mole. Lastly, the shrew mole is about half the size of a common house mouse and usually black. All moles have pointed snouts, greatly enlarged, rounded front feet with stout claws and a short, hairless tail. The eyes and ears are very small and concealed in the fur.
Moles need a well-established tunnel network to survive. Efficient diggers, they can construct 12 to 15 feet of tunnel per hour. Dirt mounds will also appear in a homeowner’s yard as tunnels are created, but the number of mounds or surface ridges does not indicate how many moles are present.
Moles are insectivores and lack the dental structure to gnaw grain baits. They feed almost exclusively on earthworms, as well as millipedes in mulch, ants, pill bugs and other insects found around home foundations, rocks and landscaping timbers.
CUSTOMER PREPARATION
Flatten mole mounds one day prior to the scheduled date of treatment so the technician can inspect fresh mounds to find the most recent tunnel system.
CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS FROM TREATMENT
Moles have been eliminated when mounds are no longer present.
CALL ALPHA ECOLOGICAL TO SOLVE YOUR MOLE PROBLEM SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY.
