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How to get rid of moles around my garden and house area #947717
Asked October 26, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT
Marion County Oregon
Expert Response
If these are moles, which eat subsurface invertebrates such as worms and insect larvae, then the solution is to manage your yard to not have those animals (the insects and earthworms) in abundance, either through changing your watering routine or changing the vegetation so that there is no habitat for the invertebrates - and thus no habitat for the invertebrate-eating moles. Individual moles can be lethally trapped with body-gripping traps specifically made for moles, and you have to use the freshest hills to identify in what part of a run or tunnel the animal is currently working and feeding.