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Tue, Jul 5, 11 at 9:02
| So one of the things I have noticed that come with having sandy loam is apparently also having voles! We have had an ongoing fight, them digging a gazillion tunnels and me stomping them down. Recently someone suggested putting wintergreen in their holes. Well, I don't have wintergreen but I did have some peppermint essential oil in my cupboard. Put a few drops on cotton pads and stuck them in the holes last night. I know it's still early, but YAY, no tunnels this morning. I will be curious to see how the next few days go. Anyone else ever try this?
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| No, but if it works, I will certainly try it. I have both voles and moles and they are destroying my beds, my garden and taking the seeds I plant to "whereever". They are worse this year than ever at my house. |
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- Posted by alouwomack Fort Worth TX / 8 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 5, 11 at 21:32
| Well, if the oil doesn't work and you don't mind killing the critters... Check out the link below. We had 1 mole that quickly began destroying our front yard in less than a week. Only took one setting of this trap to quickly end it! I bought ours at Tractor Supply...well worth the money. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Easy Mole Trap
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| My cat has caught several voles, and brougt me a mole last week, but that did not make a dent in the population. If you solved your problem with only one setting, I say you are one fortunate gardener. |
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- Posted by alouwomack Fort Worth TX / 8 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 6, 11 at 14:10
| I only had the one traveling mole that decided to move in. I'm keeping my trap handy for the next invasion! |
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