Re: MOLE PROBLEM

I'll suggest that in the morning.  Good idea - thanks!

On 7/13/08, cathy carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Has she considered asking her local University extension master gardeners
> for their thoughts on the situation? I make house calls here in Quincy all
> the time.
> cathy carpenter
> west central IL, z5b
>
>
>
> On Jul 13, 2008, at 4:45 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
>
> that's what she thinks.  but these are pine trees, which I don't have so
>> I'm
>> just going on what she is telling me.  I don't know anything about pine
>> trees, since they are located mostly further east of here in what is
>> logically called the Piney Woods.  We're Blackland Prairie here.
>>
>> On 7/13/08, cathy carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Is she sure that it is the moles that are killing the trees? It could be
>>> something else... with the moles, because their tunnels are visible,
>>> getting
>>> the blame.
>>> cathy carpenter
>>> west central IL, z5b
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 12, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Pam Evans wrote:
>>>
>>> They have tunneled under her pine trees and apparently disrupted the root
>>>
>>>> system enough that it is killing the trees.
>>>>
>>>> On 7/12/08, cathy carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does she have a bad mole problem? I usually ignore them, for several
>>>>> reasons: 1. The little carnivores are there for a reason. (She probably
>>>>> has
>>>>> grubs in her lawn and they are eating them.) 2. If she eliminates them,
>>>>> nature abhors a vacuum, and more will move in - especially if there is
>>>>> food.
>>>>> And 3. Aside from those killing devices installed in active runs,
>>>>> getting
>>>>> them is not easy. People who use other methods and say they worked,
>>>>> usually
>>>>> had their moles move on voluntarily when food got scarce.
>>>>> cathy carpenter
>>>>> west central IL, z5b
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 11, 2008, at 7:26 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all.  I don't have moles, but a friend at work does.  Anyone know a
>>>>>
>>>>> good,
>>>>>> preferably organic way to get rid of them?  TIA for all help &
>>>>>> suggestions!
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Pam Evans
>>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>>> zone 8A
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Kemp TX
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