Some kind of varmint(s) is tunneling...

[soFlaNative]

They didn't group very well, and it smelled like burning hair and french fries after every shot.

Quote of the year.

 

[27 Man]

Our Italian Greyhound has gotten two so far this summer. Makes a mess of the lawn but it is easily repaired with a bag or two of garden soil.

 

[The Big D]

UPDATE! Oh, my.

Spraying and granular applications of grub killing stuff hasn't worked.

So bought some solar powered electronic stakes from Amazon. They vibrate and emit a high frequency tone periodically. Stuck 'em in my yard yesterday.

ONE DISAPPEARED OVERNIGHT! It was firmly in the ground. Zero chance of human involvement in the theft.

Don't know whether I should laugh or be scared to death.

Be safe...be well.

 

[6518John]

I bet it was a coon. You need to set out a game camera.

One of our neighbors made a long, breathless, panties-in-a-wad, post on Nextdoor (a neighborhood forum) about miscreants stealing all her tomato's. The people across the street have a security camera that catches her tomato bushes too. The miscreants were a momma doe and THREE fawns! They like tomato's!

 

[ladder13]

Spraying and granular applications of grub killing stuff hasn't worked.

So bought some solar powered electronic stakes from Amazon. They vibrate and emit a high frequency tone periodically. Stuck 'em in my yard yesterday.

ONE DISAPPEARED OVERNIGHT! It was firmly in the ground. Zero chance of human involvement in the theft.

Don't know whether I should laugh or be scared to death.

Be safe...be well.

May take longer than a week for the granular application to work.

 

[Doug627]

I believe your problem is actually very young Graboids. It will only get worse as time goes on. Watch the movie Tremors for means or defeating these pests. They can bve very destructive if not checked when young.

 

[coltle6920]

You might've killed some grubs but it isn't the only food source for these burrowing critters. Stay away from the online gadgets and recipes. They're hit or miss and not 100% effective.

Unless you catch one while it starts to dig,like I did, you'll never kill them. All you can do is make their food source less appealing or nonexistent. One of the best things to try is a liquid spray which attaches to your hose. The common ingredient found to deter these animals is castor oil. You can find a home recipe online but it's easier to buy it.

I bought this product by Sweeney's.I bought a couple bottles to reapply as necessary. It will take a little time because the "mole" will keep digging until it's sure the food source is gone. It will try different spots but eventually move on.

 

[Steve912]

Online reading seems to say mounds & tunnels with no surface trails, moles.

Mounds & tunnels, plus surface trails, voles. Universities say the moles
like earthworms over grubs, and grub elimination won't discourage them.

The one thing I've found useful in past episodes is castor oil. Seems to
keep em away for six months to a year, in my soil and climate.

 

[coltle6920]

Online reading seems to say mounds & tunnels with no surface trails, moles.

Mounds & tunnels, plus surface trails, voles. Universities say the moles
like earthworms over grubs, and grub elimination won't discourage them.

The one thing I've found useful in past episodes is castor oil. Seems to
keep em away for six months to a year, in my soil and climate.

Great explanation... Can't formulate an attack if you don't know what you're dealing with.

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

Got a mole problem? Call Avogadro @ 6.023x10 to the 23rd.
I couldn't resist.