A mole is usually an unwelcome guest in the garden. However, one must not catch or even kill it, because the misjudged beneficial is under protection. There remains only the gentle expulsion. Sounds are an effective weapon when fighting a mole in the garden. Learn how to use noise to scare the mole away.
The sounds to scare away the mole don't have to be really loud
The mole as a beneficial creature
The mole leaves unsightly mounds on a clean lawn - but that's all. Apart from this small blemish, a mole in the garden is a real boon: moles are great pest eaters, ensure good soil aeration and therefore good soil quality. A mole would also never tamper with your vegetable patch - the carnivore does not like vegetables and roots at all. If you find eaten roots in your garden, it is infested with a vole, not a mole. Moles also keep voles away.
Noise against the mole
If you still want to get rid of the mole, you can do this with noise: moles have very good ears and feel disturbed if it is constantly loud. You don't need to run speakers at full volume to make the mole loud. It's much easier and relatively noise-free for you. The sounds must be heard mainly underground, which can be achieved by various means:
- Put a pinwheel, e.g. made of PET bottles, on a metal rod in a mole hill or passage.
- Hang a can on a metal rod in such a way that it hits the rod when the wind blows.
- Place a glass bottle or can upside down on a metal stick.
- Hang other movable objects made of glass, metal or wood on metal rods so that they hit the rods in the wind.
It makes sense to stick "loud" equipment on metal rods in the mounds or passages at several points so that the mole is disturbed everywhere in its burrow. Leave your mole deterrent in place for some time after the mole is gone to prevent it from coming back.
Ultrasound against mole
Specialist shops offer special ultrasonic devices against moles. The effectiveness is described in many field reports as rather low. In addition, while the ultrasonic waves are inaudible to us, they are extremely uncomfortable and irritating for dogs, cats, and most importantly, the beneficial bats.