Marshmallow killing moles

[the zetor man]

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aaahhhh arent they cute ???

last time i drove over a mole hill i didnt break the track rod , i didnt jar my back or get stuck and need assistance to be pulled out
most of the time the deposits of earth they leave on the surface is easily leveled out with either machinery or even the side of your welly
they dont decimate other native wildlife species , and dont that i am aware carry any nasty diseases
and to top it all off the poor buggers cant see
yet why are we allowed , without repercussions, to persecute them by almost any means , in order to stop them getting a bit of dirt in the sward
i think we all know where i am going with this so i will stop ..........

not quite sure where your off either ......but little heads up about the old mole and the heaps of soil they leave on the surface ...their about the biggest cause of listeriousis in cattle and sheep, and in meadows also a quite expense in machinery damage and windows due to stones being throwing up from cutter/ tedding ...

 

[Pond digger]

Hmm, I'd sooner have worms in my grass than moles: I know everything is supposed to have its place, but I struggle to see much purpose to moles.

 

[jimmer]

not quite sure where your off either ......but little heads up about the old mole and the heaps of soil they leave on the surface ...their about the biggest cause of listeriousis in cattle and sheep, and in meadows also a quite expense in machinery damage and windows due to stones being throwing up from cutter/ tedding ...

i will hazard a guess you dont live in the west of the country and more so the southern and middle part of it

 

[jade35]

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aaahhhh arent they cute ???

last time i drove over a mole hill i didnt break the track rod , i didnt jar my back or get stuck and need assistance to be pulled out
most of the time the deposits of earth they leave on the surface is easily leveled out with either machinery or even the side of your welly
they dont decimate other native wildlife species , and dont that i am aware carry any nasty diseases
and to top it all off the poor buggers cant see
yet why are we allowed , without repercussions, to persecute them by almost any means , in order to stop them getting a bit of dirt in the sward
i think we all know where i am going with this so i will stop ..........

Not quite so cute although they are not the main carrier, they can carry M. Bovis http://www.abbeyvetservices.co.uk/documents/tb_notes.pdf

It is important to try to determine how cats are becoming infected. If we look into possible
risk factors we find that most of the cats are keen hunters, regularly catching small rodents.
Interestingly, studies have shown that in the UK wild mice and voles quite often carry
M. microti, while moles and rats can carry M. bovis. It therefore most likely that cats become
infected by hunting small wide rodents. This also accounts for the distribution of the skin
lesions seen on these cats, which occur most frequently on the face and legs, i.e. the areas
most likely to be bitten when playing with prey. In some areas of BritainM. bovis has
become endemic in badgers.

 

[jimmer]

Not quite so cute although they are not the main carrier, they can carry M. Bovis http://www.abbeyvetservices.co.uk/documents/tb_notes.pdf

It is important to try to determine how cats are becoming infected. If we look into possible
risk factors we find that most of the cats are keen hunters, regularly catching small rodents.
Interestingly, studies have shown that in the UK wild mice and voles quite often carry
M. microti, while moles and rats can carry M. bovis. It therefore most likely that cats become
infected by hunting small wide rodents. This also accounts for the distribution of the skin
lesions seen on these cats, which occur most frequently on the face and legs, i.e. the areas
most likely to be bitten when playing with prey. In some areas of BritainM. bovis has
become endemic in badgers.

 

[jade35]

Just saying

 

[jamesfalky]

Just over 24 hours ago there was a very active mole here, fed him some marshmallows and he hasn't been up since, not sure if it's the marshmallows or he's having a day off!

 

[Spartacus]

Just over 24 hours ago there was a very active mole here, fed him some marshmallows and he hasn't been up since, not sure if it's the marshmallows or he's having a day off!

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I'll bet it's a day off!

 

[jamesfalky]

I'm hoping not but we will see if he it back at it tomorrow!

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Just over 24 hours ago there was a very active mole here, fed him some marshmallows and he hasn't been up since, not sure if it's the marshmallows or he's having a day off!

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He's too full to move after eating all those marshmallows, he's just having a knap and will be as good as new in a few days

 

[jamesfalky]

He's too full to move after eating all those marshmallows, he's just having a knap and will be as good as new in a few days

He had best not be back, I haven't managed to train the robot mower to go round the mole hills yet!

 

[Moorlands]

Did anyone have success with there marshmallows?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

some of the posters have stopped posting, maybe they eat them all themselves

 

[wr.]

I'm glad this has come up again. My so goes soil sampling for a company one day a week and he was on a farm a few weeks ago where he commented that he'd not seen a single mole tump on the farm. The chap was absolutely serious that he had rid himself of moles with nothing but marshmallows.

 

[wr.]

He had best not be back, I haven't managed to train the robot mower to go round the mole hills yet!

Did the mole come back?

 

[Bill dog]

Oh this again! I read on here ( or somewhere ) else about marshmallows killing moles. So I told my dad who used to be resident mole killer . Tried it for a month instead of the barrel traps! Cost him a fortune at the spar , and killed none ! I got one of those father - son looks that you will all know that roughly translates as - You Fffing Eejit !

 

[milkloss]

I wonder if I tipped the pellets out of a 12 bore cartridge and stuffed a marshmallow in instead if would have a desirable effect.

 

[jamesfalky]

Did the mole come back?

Yep, he's back and seems to have invited all his mates from the whole of East Yorkshire... actually considering getting a mini digger to level them before I set the robot mower off again

 

[devonbrion1998]

do they choke on them or what?

 

[solo]

Yep, he's back and seems to have invited all his mates from the whole of East Yorkshire... actually considering getting a mini digger to level them before I set the robot mower off again

I have found hiring a twin roll vibroll do an excellent job of clearing moles from the lawn for a season. Collapses all the shallow runs I think. Much better for the mower too.