The fight against moles and shrews in the garden

How to deal with moles and shrews in the garden, there are many different methods. People’s remedies, chemicals, special devices are used, they attract biological enemies, they use agrotechnical methods. Moles and Shrews in the summer cottage they bring more benefits than harm, but their excessive activity in the construction of labyrinths leads to damage to the root system of plants and trees.

Natural enemies

Moles, shrews belong to the order of insectivores, but they are often personified with rodents. Cats, dogs are not averse to hunting for small animals, with the only difference being that moles and shrew they do not eat. Animals have special odorous glands, which begin to intensively produce aroma in case of danger. This smell discourages all appetite. However, this does not prevent cats, dogs from catching animals or scaring them off with their appearance.

In most cases bring out moles and shrews cats and dogs help voluntarily. Animals find themselves mole burrows, wait for the animals. Man can only not interfere with this process.

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I have moles on the plot periodically appear, but they do not cause me much harm. The cat cops with them without any problems. Carries animals to me like a trophy. After some time, all remaining animals flee from the site.

Irina, Moscow

Scare

This category includes professional chemicals, folk remedies, and pungent substances.

Folk remedies

The fight against moles and shrews in the garden is carried out using odors. The animals have a sharp sense of smell, they smell very well. Persistent aromas make the stay of animals on the site uncomfortable, forced to flee to more favorable places.

• You can get rid of moles and shrews using castor oil. Mix 200 ml of oil with 2 tbsp. tablespoons add 4 l of cold water. The tool treats the area after watering or rain. The unpleasant odor persists for several days to get rid of animals, you will have to repeat the procedure several times.
• Rags are impregnated with kerosene, naphthalene, gasoline, laid out over the entire land plot, stuffed into holes, loosening molehills. The method is effective, but not everyone likes the specific smell on the site.
• It is recommended to plant marigold, marigold, peppermint, narcissus, and hazel grouse along the perimeter of the plot, between the beds. Underground moles and shrews do not like the smells of onions, garlic, tobacco. Cigarette butts are scattered around the site, ashes or crush paths with tobacco powder.

Scaring folk remedies combined with others means of fighting moles, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the selected methodology.

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If you decide to fight odors, you can use castor oil. The tool helps more than the rest. It is also recommended to water the site abundantly, animals do not like high humidity.Gasoline, kerosene also work, but not everyone likes their specific flavor on the site.

Elena, Tver

Ultrasonic Repellers

Experts say that moles and shrews very well feel vibrations, soil vibrations. Manufacturers have released a number mole repellers, which create mechanical vibrations, act on the nervous system of animals. With constant exposure to vibrations, animals flee.

Modern devices create a different frequency of vibration, which eliminates the addiction of pests. Battery powered devices. Buried at a certain depth in the soil, included. The effect can be seen after 10-14 days. The remedy for moles and shrews is designed to expel pests from the site, to prevent their appearance. It is advisable to use the entire warm season.

The range of ultrasonic repellers in an open area is an average of 10 acres. Warranty period of service 1 year. The price depends on the capacity of the device - from 1 thousand rubles. up to 50 thousand rubles. Effective Typhoon Remedies, Eco sniper, Sonic, Saniko, Antikrot Maxi.

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I bought a repeller is not the cheapest. Krotov drove away, cleared the territory, but failed after a month. An effective tool, but requires refinement, is short-lived, but is expensive.

Maxim, Voronezh

Tablets

Gas tablets from moles and shrews are modern means of combating high efficiency. The main advantage of the method is that animals do not die, but flee from an unpleasant odor.

Pills are thrown into the hole, sprinkled with earth. Under the influence of moisture, they begin to emit caustic gas. The range is 4 m in depth, up to 5 square meters. m wide. In large areas, it is recommended to use several tablets. In the package there is an average of 30 pieces. When working with the drug, rubber gloves should be used.

On a note!

You can notice the result in a few days. The chemical is neutralized after a few days. One of the drawbacks is that it does not provide further protection. These means of control are considered the most effective, they allow you to clean the site of moles and shrews without much effort.

Products in special demand are:

• Alfos Mole;
• Stop Mole;
• Green House Anticrot.

Biological products in the form of tablets are also available. Their active components are essential oils. Granules are buried in the soil at a certain distance. It is allowed to use the drug for prevention. A striking representative of this group of repellers is Detia.

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Used tablets Alfos mole. One of the most effective means. They threw the drug into the ground, sprinkled it, and forgot about the existence of pests. The good news is that it does not kill animals, but simply drives away. In a week, not a single new bump.

Natalya, St. Petersburg

Sound repellers

Do-it-yourself protection is no less effective than professional devices and tools. Moles, shrews do not tolerate noise, loud sounds. Gardeners and gardeners make scare constructions on their ownthat make the animals escape from the site.

• Empty glass bottles are dug up into the ground. The wind, falling into the bottle, creates a hum, vibration, which repel pests.
• Near molehills, holes metal rods are inserted, tin beer cans are put on them. Previously, the upper part is cut out in them, squeezed in the shape of a bell. Under the influence of the wind, a ringing is created that interferes with the normal functioning of animals.
• Similarly, plastic bottles are worn on a plastic pipe. The bottom is cut out in bottles, the petals are cut out, wrapped up, put on the pipe. According to reviews, one of the most effective methods, but on the site you need to place a large number of such devices.
• The reeds at the slightest breath of wind rustle strongly, they are inserted into the molehill, all over the land.

The scare method is suitable for exorcismpreventing their occurrence. A positive result can be determined by the absence of new molehills in the garden.

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He put tin cans on poles on the plot. The ringing is terrible, not only moles and shrews, but also neighboring cats were removed from the garden. The more such structures on the site, the faster it will work. One of the most effective ways to fight.

Ilya, Perm

Traps

If you can’t scare it off, proceed to catching animals with special traps. The caught animal is taken out of the territory of the site, released. In nature, moles and shrews are useful creatures. The animals destroy the bear, May bugs, many harmful insects and their larvae.

One of the easiest options is to use three-liter cans. Moles, shrews dig passages at a distance of 5-50 cm from the surface. Upon detection of the labyrinths, a jar is instilled. Over cover with a plank, plywood, any improvised means. The animal moves along the usual trajectory, falls into the bank.

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Animals come across in a jar, but not very often. You can catch it, but it will take some time. The most important thing is to put the bank correctly, moles, shrews, bumping into foreign objects, bypass them.

Alexander, Moscow

Poison bait

Poison from the moles and shrews are used if other methods of control do not give the desired result. The product is produced in the form of granules, tablets, gel, paste, briquettes. Buried in the ground throughout the site, thrown into the hole. The poison acts very quickly. Attracts animals by smell.

Once in the stomach, it disrupts the nervous system, provokes muscle paralysis, death. Or it causes internal bleeding, suffocation. Death occurs in a few hours. The effect of the poison remaining in the ground for a month is neutralized.

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I am not a supporter of cruelty to animals, but I had no choice. I have already tried everything, the bumps in the area only got bigger. Young trees began to dry. Poison acts very quickly. Almost everyone died in a week.

Sergey, Voronezh

Barrier method

On sale there is a special grid from moles, shrews with different mesh sizes. In the garden, it is advisable to use the perimeter as a protection. Dig a trench 30 cm wide, a depth of at least 80. Pest wire mesh put in a trench, sprinkled with earth, ram. A kind of fence 30 cm high forms above the soil surface.

High-quality products are made of plastic, which does not lend itself to erosion, rot, does not lose strength. Valid up to 25 years. This method is advisable to use on lawns. In this case, the grid is also laid over the entire site at a depth of 20 cm, sprinkled with earth on top.

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If you need to protect the lawn - one of the best methods. He laid on the site, forgot about the existence of pests for many years. Only need to put the grid in both horizontal and vertical position. If the lawn is large, you will need a technique. It is necessary to dig trenches and remove the topsoil.

Igor, St. Petersburg

Before you start a fight with moles, shrews, you need to evaluate the benefits and harms. In most cases, animals destroy harmful insects, increase soil fertility. If you decide to fight, you should give preference to methods of deterrence, the barrier method.