Mole Control

Moles breathe through their nose and lungs, exactly like we do. A mole tunnel seals off from the surface, and the trapped air goes stale fast: thin on oxygen, thick with the carbon dioxide a mole produces as it digs. If you’re standing over a fresh ridge in your Cincinnati yard with a box of […]

No, a mole isn’t a rodent. It’s a mammal, but it belongs to a different order, Eulipotyphla, the insect-eating group that also covers shrews and hedgehogs. Rodents sit in order Rodentia: mice, rats, squirrels, voles, and gophers. So what kind of animal is a mole, then? A specialized digger built for insects, not grain or

I’ve pulled thousands of moles out of Cincinnati-area yards over 25 years, and this is the question I hear most. The eastern mole, the species behind almost every molehill in this region, lives three to six years in the wild. Most moles don’t make it past three. A mole that clears its first year can

Yes, moles have two eyes. No, they are not blind. Mole eyes detect light and dark, and that’s about it. If you’ve found a fresh mole hill or a raised ridge across your Cincinnati-area lawn, here’s what the animal responsible can and can’t actually see. Eastern Mole Eyes: What the Anatomy Shows The eastern mole

That raised line snaking through your grass is a mole feeding tunnel. I’ve walked yards across Loveland and Anderson Township where a homeowner points at the same two things: a squishy ridge in the lawn, and a few feet away, a dirt mound. Both are mole tracks, two different signatures from the same animal working

Moles are fascinating underground mammals. Shovel-shaped front paws, blood that carries double the hemoglobin of surface animals, velvety fur that moves in any direction so they can reverse through tunnels without resistance. But when you walk outside on a Tuesday morning, and your lawn looks like someone drove a dirt bike through it, you’re not

Many homeowners search their yard for mole droppings and come up empty. There is a simple reason for this: these animals defecate deep underground in dedicated tunnel chambers. If you found small pellets sitting on top of your grass, they almost certainly came from a different pest. Correctly identifying what you actually found on the

If a mole is in your house, it’s as confused as you are. These creatures live entirely underground and have no interest in your kitchen, your walls, or anything your home offers. You’re dealing with an accidental visitor who wants out just as badly as you do. Why Moles Have No Reason to Be Indoors