Mole Traps

Model 0631 Out O'Sight Instructions for Victor Mole Traps

The presence of moles will be indicated by mounds of soil created as they construct their tunnels.

To locate tunnels in frequent use, clear away a mound of soil and probe for the opening usually a short passage that leads down a few inches to the main tunnel.  Place mole traps in this tunnel.

To Place the Victor Mole Traps:
Dig a hole down to main tunnel.  Make certain that hole is no larger than the mole trap and that it is aligned with straight section of the tunnel.

Build a mound in center of hole using loose soil.

Place mole traps in the hole, pushing down firmly until it rests on mound.  Fill in tunnel entrances with soil.  Release safety hook.

NOTE:  Place a box or board over mole traps to avoid danger to children and animals.

Place setting levers on mole traps spring as shown.

Carefully draw setting levers together.  This will require some strength.

When levers are fully compressed, place end of locking bar on trigger pan.  Temporarily set the safety hook around top of other mole trap leg.

Remove setting levers and place Victor mole traps in mole runway.

Release safety hook only when mole trap is properly positioned.

Note:  To reduce sensitivity and increase trigger tension, bend trigger pan slightly with pliers.

Caution should be taken when setting mole traps so that injury does not occur.  Keep out of the reach of children.

MOLE BIOLOGY / IDENTIFICATION

MOLE HABITS

RECOMMENDED MEASURES OF MOLE CONTROL

There are several methods of mole control on the market: baiting with mole bait, gassing, repellents and trapping with mole traps.
We carry and offer all the forms, however mole trapping is the most reliable method of mole control.

With all the methods and particularly with mole trapping, patience and persistence are the key words.

It is completely essential to locate the main runways for successful trapping with mole traps or baiting with mole bait.

To identify main mole runways look for runways which:

• Follow more or less a straight course for some distance
• Appear to connect two mounds or two mole runway systems.
• Follow fence rows, concrete paths or other man-made borders or Follow a woody perimeter of a field or yard.
• Mole nests are commonly found along protected areas like fence rows or hedgerows.

To use a mole trap, such as VICTOR OUT O'SIGHT MOLE TRAPS first flatten the mole tunnels by stepping on them or by using a lawn roller. This will allow you to tell which mole tunnels are being used, because new ones will appear the next day.

Put the mole traps on these new tunnels. Set the mole trap and leave it, taking care not to trample or disturb any other portion of the runway system.

Check the mole trap once or twice a day. If a mole trap fails to produce a mole within 4-5 days, move the mole traps to another portion of the runway system or use another runway.

TALPIRID MOLE BAIT- KILLS MOLES

Talparid mole bait's size, shape and feel let moles consume the bait in the same manner as its primary food source, the earthworm.
Talpirid mole bait mimics the mole's natural food source and has the same size, shape and feel as earthworms.
One Talparid mole bait worm contains a lethal dose of bromethalin, an active ingredient that capitalizes on the mole's high energy demands.
Talpirid works quickly and can kill in 24 hours.
Special enhancers ensure immediate attraction and excellent product acceptance.

Talpirid Mole Bait:
Order here

Although the poisonous gases such as
GIANT DESTROYER are generally less effective unless you can gas the major nests and/or repeated applications are made, some people have gotten good results with this type of product.

Is is suggested that spraying or treating the mole's food source (insects and grubs) would eliminate the mole population, which had been true before products such as Ficam Granules and Oftanal had been on the market.

There are currrently no insecticidal granular including Talstar and Bifen LP that would penetrate deeply enough to be effective.

There is a repellent on the market that offers short term results:
such as  
WHOLE CONTROL.