Drive away moles in the garden - animal does not have to be fought

Created: 09/13/2022, 21:23

By: Julian Kaiser

Moles in the garden can prove to be real nuisances.

There are simple tricks to get rid of them gently.

In this way, the animals remain unharmed.

NRW – garden owners know the dilemma: you really don't want to harm the moles, but on the other hand the unaesthetic molehills quickly ensure that the well-kept lawn of your home garden becomes a real mogul slope full of tripping hazards.

If the animals are a real thorn in your side, you can drive them away with a few simple tricks – carefully, mind you, as RUHR24 knows.

Moles are a real nuisance for many garden owners - animals are protected

The most important thing first: According to the German Nature Conservation Union (Nabu), moles are "expressly protected by law".

As the

reports, they have been under nature protection in Germany since 1988.

Hunting, catching, injuring or even killing them is strictly forbidden without a special permit from the nature conservation authority, also reports

.

Violations can even result in a painfully high fine, which can amount to up to 50,000 euros depending on the federal state.

As a result, it is forbidden to disturb the way of life of the almost blind moles, including destroying the underground resting and breeding grounds.

Touching their widely branched tunnel labyrinths, which according to the

can be up to 2,000 square meters in size, is therefore taboo.

If you have moles in your garden, you can be happy, explains Nabu.

According to Nabu, moles have various advantages - they help with pest control

After all, their presence shows "that the soil is healthy and that there are numerous small creatures in the soil that are the moles' food base".

According to the Nabu, earthworms, caterpillars and also garden pests such as grubs, snails or snail larvae are on the mole's menu.

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Another advantage of having a mole in the garden: “Thanks to its territorial behavior” it keeps voles away,

.

The raised soil is also perfect for cold beds, raised beds and buckets.

Garden owners are not at the mercy of moles - simple tricks keep them away

Many gardens are littered with small mounds of earth, especially during the mating season between January and March or when they are looking for their own territory in summer.

And although its use for the garden is undeniable, the mole is seen by many garden enthusiasts as an unwelcome guest who, due to the legal requirements mentioned above, should not be closely monitored.

But that doesn't mean that you have to sit idly by and watch the little worker happily piling up earth.

According to Nabu, the following measures can be used to keep small mammals out of your own garden without injuring them or even killing them through the use of chemicals or traps.

Each method has its advantages and disadvantages.

Noise and vibration keep moles away - running on the lawn helps

If you regularly cause

on the lawn, you can ensure that the sensitive animals quickly run away on their own.

Loud noises caused, for example, by dogs, children playing or the lawn mower cause vibrations in the ground.

Moles are almost allergic to it.

According to Nabu, empty tin cans, which are attached to metal poles, stuck in the ground and set in motion by the wind, also ensure a regular noise level.

Pinwheels, wooden poles, and mole deterrents can increase noise levels

Another recommendation is to place wooden stakes in the piles of dirt and tap them regularly.

The resulting ringing in the ears ensures that the mole quickly seeks distance.

According to

, small windmills for children should also help, provided they are stuck in the molehills.

Mole deterrents are also supposed to drive the animals away.

Although the small devices cause disturbing vibrations and sounds in the ground, they would have to be set up in larger numbers and also “regularly moved”.

A disadvantage: the noise of the device can disturb other animals and other people.

Moles are actually useful, but a thorn in the side of many garden owners.

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Odor and Barriers - Smelly brew in the hallways and mole screens can help

If "dribbled into the aisles in small quantities", a "brew made from arborvitae needles, elderberry or garlic" can also keep the animals away, explains the Nabu.

The

is a real no-go for moles.

According to the

, the scent of a crown imperial, whose leaves and tubers are poisonous to humans, also keeps moles away.

A

grid or fleece in the lawn or bed should prevent the animals from digging up.

However, this is “an expensive affair” for large plots of land, reports the Nabu.

According to

, such grids also quickly fall victim to gnawing voles.

All of the measures mentioned usually only lead to success after a long period of time, reports

.

So you need a lot of patience if you want to drive away moles.

In addition, one should think carefully about whether one really wants to go on a campaign against the beneficial insects, after all one can “benefit from their advantages”.