Re: mole control
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: mole control
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 13:01:47 -0700 (MST)
>Anyone have a surefire way to keep moles out of the iris beds and out of the
>yard for that matter......traps don't seems to work!
>
Hello, Jim and Peg. What are the moles doing that interferes with your
iris? In my part of the world, moles are insectivores who don't damage
vegetable matter. Those holes can become dangerous to humans, but mostly
the burrowing takes place in the yard.
Not long ago IRIS-L engaged in a lively discussion of what to do about
voles, which do eat iris rhizomes, enthusiastically. You can find those
postings in the archives. The discussion degenerated into a lot of happy
talk about cats, but there were other suggestions worth trying.
Moles, voles, chipmunks and other rodents become a problem in our yards
because we have removed their top-down predators. Cats work marvels, but
not everyone needs that sort of commitment. Although few people would like
this advice, a nice fat king snake would know exactly how to solve your
problem. They are harmless to man, relatively slow to reproduce, and you
never have to feed them or change their litter.
The kingsnake in my yard is a silent sentry, almost always unseen. I only
known he's still out there because every so often I find his shed skin
uncurling in the sun.
A local pet store owner would know how to procure a young king snake.
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas
