Re: [SG] Moles
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Moles
- From: B* S* <B*@HSC.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:12:34 -0400
>Bill Shear's description of voles and moles should remind gardeners to
>check their soil for grubs. During the process of searching for grubs,
>moles will find other items to eat.....such as the Oriental lilies I have
>mixed in the garden borders under the trees or even roots of the William
>Baffin rose.
Sorry, George, but moles will not eat your plants. They subsist entirely
on grubs, worms, and soil insects. I am sure the damage you noticed was
due to voles, using mole tunnels to get around.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
