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How do I get rid of moles

I maintain a church garden and their field. But the field is covered in mole hills. Is there a humane way to get rid of them. They don't want me to put mole traps down. I have been told caster oil gets rid of them. Anyone else have problems with moles. Thanks

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  • I use traps but some owners have put those vibrating sola spikes in there lawns and they do not work. you  can try moth balls in there runs not in the hills

    • Thanks will let them know. They have a few people that volunteer to do the shrub beds. So I think they want to treat the mole problem themselves. They was looking for advice.
  • The only humane and effective method of mole control is to get a professional molecatcher in who uses traps. Gas is inhumane, indiscriminate, expensive and ineffective: the anecdotal methods like castor oil, jeyes fluid and urine don't work, kill plants and smell terrible - and moles have a minimal sense of smell; sonic or vibration repellers are so useless that moles frequently push hills up next to or directly under them to show their contempt; and using live trap traps and relocation sentences the mole to death by starvation or having to fight with the the moles in the area they are relocated to (moles are aggressively territorial and solitary). Finally, amateur trap use is also not humane, as the chances of an incorrectly set trap catching a mole badly and causing it a protracted, painful death are high. If you want moles removed effectively, humanely and with compassion, use a professional who is a member of one of the professional organisations. 

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