“I think we have one million moles,” bemoaned a friend last week. I know just how she feels. Jim and I have spent the past few weeks slogging through damp soil, attempting not to step in a tunnel and break an ankle.
It is treacherous out there in springtime. Resident moles are active and going about their business of tunneling through our yards and fields in search of tasty grubs, worms, and other mole delicacies we shudder to imagine.
Actually, moles are solitary creatures. It may seem like an entire army of furry miners has invaded your property, but chances are good that there is only one, and it will spend its entire four years of life tunneling through your lawn and flowerbeds. Moles breed in February and March with females producing litters of two to five babies in four to six weeks. The young leave the nest after five to six weeks to establish their own territories elsewhere.
Adult moles are small mammals, about 4 to 8 inches long. As insectivores, they spend their lives burrowi...