![]() ![]() If you see any mole activity in between visits your welcome to let us know. ![]() We will monitor your property from spring to fall for any new mole activity and remove any problem moles. Our season begins in early spring approximately April 15th and ends mid fall around October 15th but vary with seasonal weather conditions. All trap mechanisms are below the ground, so the traps are of no danger to pets, the wildlife or people. During the winter, they tunnel beneath the frost line and continue to forage for food, he says. That’s because the rain softens the soil, making it easier for them to tunnel and forage. They are most active in the spring and summer during rainy periods. All our traps will be flagged in your lawn, so you know where they are. Do Moles Hibernate No, they are active year-round, Dickens says. Trapping is the only way to effectively eliminate the moles. No chemicals or baits are placed in your lawn, we only use trapping methods. Red squirrels do not hibernate, but stay in their nests in very cold weather and emerge on warm winter days. Moles DO NOT hibernate they travel below the frost line in winter (as do worms).When you hire Fitzgerald Lawn Care we will send a pest management professional you can trust. Surface tunnels can be dug at a rate of 18 feet per hour and moles can travel at speeds of 80 feet per minute in existing tunnels. As the moles travel, they tunnel underground, uprooting the soil and exposing roots of trees, shrubs, plants and grass. A 5-ounce mole consumes 45-50 pounds of earthworms and insects per year. ![]() Moles prefer soft, moist soil and feed primarily on earthworms but will also eat grubs, millipedes, centipedes, beetles, spiders and other insects that venture into their underground tunnels. Do Moles Hibernate No, they are active year-round, Dickens says. ![]()
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