I get asked the same question nearly every time I get to a job: “Where do all these moles come from?”
As they are many other things, the exceptionally wet and mild winters we have experienced in recent years are to blame. We may have had half a dozen snow falls in the last four months and been told that it has been the coldest February for 30 years, but the pervading dampness have without doubt led to an increase in the mole population across Sussex.
Reasons Why The Mole Problem In Sussex Has Increased?
Other reasons have also played a part in the increases of the ‘the little Gentleman in Black Velvet’.
- Mole catching as a tradition is fast fading away and the expertise required to keep the population in routine check is going with it
- Large profit hungry pest control companies have a short term ‘management, not eradication’ approach that clears a customer’s property for the time being, but not permanently
- Use of Aluminium Phosphide
To find out where the mole has come from you have to ask yourself a few questions.
- Next door’s property. Have a look over the neighbour’s fence – the mole maybe living in your neighbour’s property and feeding in yours….
- Is it breeding season?
- Is it the time of year when young moles are starting to create their own territories?
The geography, topography and climate of Sussex are heaven to the mole, and we should accept their presence as being a natural part of our part of the world. However, keep their numbers is in check, in a humane and discreet way, is possible.
In January I had a call from a sheep farmer (Hare Farm Brede, East Sussex) about the increase of mole on his land and asking the same question “where did they all come from”. He said “For years I’ve lived with a few moles on my land and they’ve never been a problem however this year I’m now breeding more moles than sheep”.
“I’m very proud of my land and the way I looked after it. Now it just looks untidy”
On the phone I had to laugh after he said “I hope you’re not one of them pest controllers in a white van”.
I arrived at his 500 hectare sheep farm for a site survey; he obviously had ideas about my white van. However I gained his confidence with experience and knowledge of the best approach and we settled on a price. One thing I’ve learnt about charging per mole is by charging this way its proof that as a mole catcher you “can talk the talk and walk the walk”
Over the 5 days using spring traps 85 moles have been removed, and as result of that a one very happy sheep farmer.
What To Do If You Have A Mole Problem?
Our ‘no mole, no fee’ policy means if you’ve got a mole problem and we don’t fix it, it doesn’t cost you a penny.
So the first thing you should do is call us and arrange a free site survey.
Mole population booms across Sussex
I get asked the same question nearly every time I get to a job: “Where do all these moles come from?”
As they are many other things, the exceptionally wet and mild winters we have experienced in recent years are to blame. We may have had half a dozen snow falls in the last four months and been told that it has been the coldest February for 30 years, but the pervading dampness have without doubt led to an increase in the mole population across Sussex.
Other reasons have also played a part in the increases of the ‘the little Gentleman in Black Velvet’.
Mole catching as a tradition is fast fading away and the expertise required to keep the population in routine check is going with it
Large profit hungry pest control companies have a short term ‘management, not eradication’ approach that clears a customer’s property for the time being, but not permanently
Use of Aluminium Phosphide
To find out where the mole has come from you have to ask yourself a few questions.
Next door’s property. Have a look over the neighbour’s fence – the mole maybe living in your neighbour’s property and feeding in yours….
Is it breeding season?
Is it the time of year when young moles are starting to create their own territories?
The geography, topography and climate of Sussex are heaven to the mole, and we should accept their presence as being a natural part of our part of the world. However, keep their numbers is in check, in a humane and discreet way, is possible.
In January I had a call from a sheep farmer (Hare Farm Brede, East Sussex) about the increase of mole on his land and asking the same question “where did they all come from”. He said “For years I’ve lived with a few moles on my land and they’ve never been a problem however this year I’m now breeding more moles than sheep”.
“I’m very proud of my land and the way I looked after it. Now it just looks untidy”
On the phone I had to laugh after he said “I hope you’re not one of them pest controllers in a white van”.
I arrived at his 500 hectare sheep farm for a site survey; he obviously had ideas about my white van. However I gained his confidence with experience and knowledge of the best approach and we settled on a price. One thing I’ve learnt about charging per mole is by charging this way its proof that as a mole catcher you “can talk the talk and walk the walk”
Over the 5 days using spring traps 85 moles have been removed, and as result of that a one very happy sheep farmer.