Most gardeners often meet on their sites of various pests. To save their harvest with them have to constantly fight. Let's talk about a rare, but very harmful pest, whose name is mole ranch, and how to get rid of it.
Who is a mole rat?
Discovering on its site the accumulated hillocks of earth and underground passages, truck farmers first of all sin on the mole . However, they are not always right. Similar traces on the site can also leave the mole rat. Of course, the presence on the site of a mole is very unpleasant, but in comparison with a mole the mole will seem like an angel. What is the difference between a mole and a mole rat?
Unlike the mole rat, the mole does not spoil the harvest, feeds on worms and insects. Mole rats are much larger than a mole and belong to the class of rodents. The body length of an ordinary mole rat is about 23 cm. This rodent is very voracious and inflicts enormous damage to the crop. Once in the garden with vegetables, he pulls the plant into the burrow, eats its upper part, and drags the tubers into the "pantry", making provisions for the winter. In such storages were found up to 14 kg of carrots, beets, potatoes. And imagine a situation when a mole rumpet will not be one, but will breed. In this case, you just can not see the harvest! Naturally, all truck farmers have a question about how to take the mole rat out of the garden.
Combating the mole rat
There are several different ways to combat these rodents. But, there is one nuance, which is worth paying attention to. The fact is that in nature there are two kinds of mole rats. Common mole rats, which most often spoil your garden, and giant mole rats, which are very rare and listed in the Red Book. From the way in your area the mole rides, methods of struggle with it depend.
Traps
One of the ways to combat a mole rat is to install a variety of traps, snipers and traps. Please note, this method is designed only for mole rats. Therefore, if you are not sure what kind of individual lives on your site, resort to other methods.
The process of installing the trap is fairly simple. Having discovered a hole mole rat, it is necessary to dig it properly. At some distance from this place it is necessary to again open the course, establish a trap and cover it with plywood, roofing paper or a piece of tin. Moleboys do not like drafts. He will necessarily rush to the rutted place and on the way fall into your trap.
Traps can be used as traps, crochets and crossbows. It is also possible at the level of the course to bury the containers with water, hitting the mole rat who can not get out. True, this is a rather laborious process.
Poisons and stuff
The use of poisons, of course, can bring an effect, but if there is a good food base, the chance that a mole rat pozarets on a poison is rather small.
Some gardeners tried to stuff all sorts of fetid waste into the burrows, pour kerosene and essential oils. This method also does not always work.
If there is a nearby pond and an electric pump, you can try to flood the mole burrows. But much depends on the composition of the soil. If it is sandy and easily passes and absorbs water, then this will be problematic.
Do not tolerate mole rats and loud noise. The installation of all sorts of ringing, rattling and vibrating homemade devices can bring the long-awaited effect.
Ultrasound
Perhaps the most effective way of fighting is to consider installing an ultrasonic repeller. Today several types of such devices are on sale in the market. Reviews about them are mostly positive. Having bought and installed such a device on your site, you will scare off the mole rat. In addition, such a repeller also acts on moles, and according to some data, and on many other pests (voles, a bear ). There are a lot of fighting methods. Choose the one that suits you best. For more confidence, you can combine them. Be patient and smart, and your harvest will be saved.