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Asked May 21, 2020, 1:04 PM EDT

How do you deal with a mole epidemic in a 40 yr organic garden. Prefer not to use poisoned grubs but if nothing else works???

Oakland County Michigan

1 Response

Hello,

What works best is organic- trapping.It takes some know-how and a little practice, but I have seen my neighbors have great success. MSU has done the research, and trapping is what works. Here is an instructional video-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1J5Y2R76c

And here is a summary of what research shows on the various controls –

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/moles_in_the_lawn