Re: Moles, voles, and mysterious munchers
jwallen@BLomand.Net wrote:
>
> I apologize if this is a topic which you discussed before I joined the
> Iris-l. If so, I'll go to the archives. I would greatly appreciate your
> cumulative wisdom regarding control (or at least, discouragement)_ of moles.
> We don't have pocket gophers here in Tennessee, but the moles run rampant.
> Something else uses their feeding runs and eats bulbs and iris rhizomes--I
> think it is voles, but I'm not certain. Something else leaves little holes
> at the surface, and whatever it was, it ate my lily bulbs. I enjoyed the
> postings on squirrels and crows, but the moles seem to cause me the most
> trouble. We have dogs, so I don't want to use poison, and after spending
> half a day unsuccessfully trying to set a mole trap, I gave up on that
> method. I hate to kill all the earthworms. Any advice?
Chris responds:
Julie, please don't apologize for asking questions here on the Iris
List. They are welcome. The resulting discussion and answers are usually
of some benefit to everyone on the list.
Now, as I don't have this particular problem I can't offer any useful
first-hand advice on your problem but you are on the right track in
thinking of looking at the Iris list archives. I recall that there was
quite a discussion on the mole/vole problem earlier in the year along
with some innovative and interesting solutions for dealing with them.
Good luck!!!
--
Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS Region 16
Director, Canadian Iris Society
Newsletter Editor, Canadian Iris Society
e-mail: cris@netcom.ca
