Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. provide mole removal services in Virginia.

There is a science to mole removal.  Setting traps in the middle of the yard or killing the grubs are not an effective means of ridding your landscape of Eastern Moles.  Trap and pesticide placement is the key to effective Eastern Mole removal.  Knowing their biological habits and the use of sub-surface traps and pesticides will solve or control most mole problems.  Intensive trapping or placing 12 to 24 traps, on average, in a landscape for 1 to 2 weeks straight is our method with spot trapping and pesticide treatments as needed throughout the season.

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. provides mole removal, mole control, mole trapping, mole pest control, can get rid of moles, and mole infestations in the counties, cities and towns of Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, and Yorktown Virginia.

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Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. can help prevent mole damage by providing mole removal or get rid of moles in your yard in the counties, cities and towns of Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, and Yorktown Virginia, we are here to help you.

Urban environments offer the ideal place for Eastern Moles to thrive due to their biological habits and their ability to live in man made landscapes.  Their sub-surface tunnels that push the grass and dirt up make lawn mowing difficult.  Their chambers under bushes may drain water away from the plant and cause it to die.

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Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. has been providing mole identification in Virginia since 1998.  If you need mole description, mole body size, mole average adult length, mole average adult weight, weight of mole at birth, mole fur color, mole tracks, mole scat or poop, or mole voice & sounds in Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, and Yorktown Virginia, Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. is available to solve your mole problem.

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Description: 

Often confused with voles.  Snout extends ½” beyond mouth.  Eyes and ears almost completely concealed in fur.  The forefeet are very large and broad, with the toes being webbed to the claws.  Hind feet are small and narrow with claws.

Body Size:

• Males are typically larger than females.
• Average Length (Adult):  5 ½” – 8”
• Tail:  1 ¼” long.
• Average Weight (Adult):  1 – 5 oz.
• Young at Birth:  Blind and naked at birth.  Rapid growth
• Young at 2 weeks:  Fine velvet like fur covering on body.
• Young at 3 weeks:  Almost full adult size with eyes open.
• Young at 4 – 7 weeks:  Leave den.

Fur Color:

Grayish brown. Velvety to the touch. Darker on top of body and more brown on belly. Face, feet and tail are whitish pink.

Voice & Sounds: 

High pitched squeals, squeaks, grunts and chattering of teeth.

Tracks: 

Very uncommon. Usually identified by their runways, tunnels and earth mounds in the yard.

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Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. considers both the time of year moles breed, when moles are born, mole gestation period, the number of moles born, mole weaning period, and the average reproductive age of moles within their respective geographic region of Virginia prior to controlling moles in your landscape or yard in Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, or Yorktown Virginia.  

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Time of Year: (Once)  February – April           

Gestation:  4 – 6 weeks.         

Young Born:  March – June                   

Number of Young Born:  3 – 7 per litter.  50% mortality is to be expected.            

Average Reproductive Age:  1  year          

Weaning:  4 - 7 Weeks

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. controls moles in residential and commercial yards and landscapes in Virginia.  It is not always important to know everything about moles, but often clients need to know other information about moles in Virginia.  Below is some additional information about moles, such as mole habitat, where do mole live,  home range of a mole, mole food, mole habits, average life span of a mole, and mole health concerns that you may want to know.  If you live in Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, or Yorktown Virginia and would like to know more about moles, please give us a call.

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Mole Habitat: 

Well drained moist soils containing humus are ideal.  Typical habitats are healthy lawns, gardens, pastures, stream banks, and wood lots.

Where Do Moles Live (Home): 

Their home is a series of tunnels just below the surface usually built after rain in search of new food sources.  These tunnels may only be used once and are dug at a rate of 18 feet per hour.  Permanent tunnels are built 6 to 18 inches below the ground surface or below the frost line.  All the tunnels lead to a chamber. This chamber is usually located under a place that can give them permanent protection, such as a stump, stone wall, or a bush.  The chamber is usually around 5 to 8 inches in diameter.

Mole Home Range:

Averages ½ to 2 acres.

Mole Food: 

Earthworms are their primary food source, beetles and grubs are consumed as well.  Other insect larvae, adult insects, seed pods, corn, slugs, snails, and small mammals are sometimes consumed.  Up to 50 pounds of insects are consumed a year by an adult mole.

Mole Habits: 

Diurnal or night and daytime activity.  Damp and cloudy days are preferred during the spring and fall months.

Mole Hibernation: 

Moles do not hibernate.  Most people think that they do.  Their activity is primarily below the frost line in the cold months.

Average Life Span of a Mole: 

3 years in the wild and up to 5 years in captivity.

Mole Health Concerns

There are not direct health concerns related to the Eastern Mole and humans. They do carry fleas, ticks, and lice. Their sub-surface habits prevent most of these health concerns. Their tunneling habits may cause an individual to fall and injure themselves. 

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