Plant enemy (suncus etruscus)
General georgia
This is a mole
It destroys vegetable seeds , roots ...
How can it be removed from the territory of the kitchen garden ?
It destroys vegetable seeds , roots ...
How can it be removed from the territory of the kitchen garden ?
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by: Agro Migros (agrochemical company)
(1 point)
Posted: March 13, 2016
Answers
The preferred diet of the mole is a carnivorous one. The mole will eat worms, grubs and adult insects. Neither the eastern mole nor the star-nosed mole is a rodent, so any gnawing damage you find on plants is unlikely to have been perpetrated by a mole. But rodents do exploit mole tunnels to wage subterranean war on plants, thereby making the mole an accessory to the crime!
The vole, by contrast, is a rodent. A vole will gnaw at the base of a tree or shrub, especially in winter; thus the metal guards sold to prevent such vole damage. A vole may also damage flower bulbs and potatoes in the garden. But mainly, the vole will eat the stems and blades of lawn grass. And the runways they leave behind in the process make for an unsightly lawn.
Posted
by: Brigitte
(2 points)
Posted: March 21, 2016
Dr. Ravishankar Narayana commented,
I agree with Brigitte. Even though mole won't consume roots, bulbs, and other plant material directly, their burrowing activity may dislodges plants and dries out the roots. about 8 years ago.
I agree with Brigitte. Even though mole won't consume roots, bulbs, and other plant material directly, their burrowing activity may dislodges plants and dries out the roots. about 8 years ago.
Moles eat meat (insects) Voles eat vegetables (roots, plants etc.) so the old saying goes.
Posted
by: Kent Armstrong
(1 point)
Posted: March 13, 2016
Brigitte commented,
The preferred diet of the mole is a carnivorous one. The mole will eat worms, grubs and adult insects. Neither the eastern mole nor the star-nosed mole is a rodent, so any gnawing damage you find on plants is unlikely to have been perpetrated by a mole. But rodents do exploit mole tunnels to wage subterranean war on plants, thereby making the mole an accessory to the crime! The vole, by contrast, is a rodent. A vole will gnaw at the base of a tree or shrub, especially in winter; thus the metal guards sold to prevent such vole damage. A vole may also damage flower bulbs and potatoes in the garden. But mainly, the vole will eat the stems and blades of lawn grass. And the runways they leave behind in the process make for an unsightly lawn. about 8 years ago.
The preferred diet of the mole is a carnivorous one. The mole will eat worms, grubs and adult insects. Neither the eastern mole nor the star-nosed mole is a rodent, so any gnawing damage you find on plants is unlikely to have been perpetrated by a mole. But rodents do exploit mole tunnels to wage subterranean war on plants, thereby making the mole an accessory to the crime! The vole, by contrast, is a rodent. A vole will gnaw at the base of a tree or shrub, especially in winter; thus the metal guards sold to prevent such vole damage. A vole may also damage flower bulbs and potatoes in the garden. But mainly, the vole will eat the stems and blades of lawn grass. And the runways they leave behind in the process make for an unsightly lawn. about 8 years ago.
There are several methods available to control moles. It is advisable to use many methods to effectively control moles.
1. Use mole traps like scissor-jaw trap or harpoon trap and place them in tunnel for effective control.
2. You can repel the moles by using repellents like castor oil, bleach, mothballs etc. or can use frightening devices such as mole wheels, vibrating windmills, and whistling bottles.
3. Use available toxic baits.
1. Use mole traps like scissor-jaw trap or harpoon trap and place them in tunnel for effective control.
2. You can repel the moles by using repellents like castor oil, bleach, mothballs etc. or can use frightening devices such as mole wheels, vibrating windmills, and whistling bottles.
3. Use available toxic baits.
Posted
by: Dr. Ravishankar Narayana
(15 points)
Posted: March 14, 2016
Using the knowledge that moles enjoy grubs, it may be useful to try a product called Milky Spore powder. It's used to control the grubs/larva of Japanese Beetles, but works on other grubs, too. I used it on my first straw bale garden; apparently the bales were over a year old and contained grubs. I planted potatoes and they were doing great until I awoke one morning to find the bales ripped apart by raccoons? or something else much bigger than a mole that also eats grubs. Having had trouble with grubs in previous potato patches, i decided to try MSP and after applying it just a few times that first year, my potatoes have been grub free since. The Milky spore becomes naturalized in your soil/garden and doesn't seem to need reapplication...still have a lot left in the box I purchased. I think this may help since a neighbor noted his frustration with grubs and moles. When he knocked down the mole population, he started having more problems with grubs in his potatoes! So maybe milky spore will get rid of moles by way of getting rid of their choice food, first. Great thing, too, is that it's organic garden friendly.
Have noticed very few Japanese beetles around, too. They can be very destructive if allowed to get established.
Also read that fritillaria bulbs repel moles, but I have no experience to verify that one.
Have noticed very few Japanese beetles around, too. They can be very destructive if allowed to get established.
Also read that fritillaria bulbs repel moles, but I have no experience to verify that one.
Posted
by: Frauleen Ijssens
(1 point)
Posted: March 21, 2016
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