# How do I get rid of a mole? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 28, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536 "2004-06-28T13:25:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536/21 "2004-06-29T03:30:02Z")
Hm. I expected mole eradication from **DrDeth**. šŸ˜ƒ Where can I get nematodes? Local garden centre? ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536/22 "2004-06-29T11:57:38Z")
I seem to remember my parents having this problem down in Florida. A neighbor suggested pouring vinegar down the mole holes. It appeared to have worked, Lord knows why. ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536/23 "2004-06-29T12:50:59Z")
My parents have a wind-up mole vibrator that they use to protect a few flowerbeds in their garden with - wind up, stick into the soil, and it gives a short rattle every few minutes. I donā€™t know whether his has been scientifically validated. It might be a coincidence that there have not been new molehills in the vicinity. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536/24 "2004-06-29T12:55:37Z")
ā€œWind-up mole vibratorā€? Oh, my! ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536/25 "2004-06-29T19:45:41Z")
As k and ye shall [receive](http://store.arbico-organics.com/organic-pest-control-beneficial-nematodes.html)šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536/26 "2004-06-30T00:13:07Z")
In New England, where I live, I had this problem when I bought my house. I went to the local Agway store ( [www.agway.com](http://www.agway.com) ), and they sold me a product called ā€œMilky Spore.ā€ Itā€™s a spore. (obvious from the name. šŸ˜‰ ) The basics of putting it down are simpleā€¦ Grab a teaspoon, put a teaspoon worth every 3 feet in a grid around your lawn. Milky Spore kills the grubs. If there are no grubs, the moles donā€™t have anything to eat. If they donā€™t eat, they go away. This is similar to the nematodes mentioned above. Hope this helpsā€¦ -=Butler ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536/27 "2004-06-30T00:56:47Z")
Oh, and in the killing of the grubs, it reproducesā€¦ theoretically one application ofspore is good for 20 years. -Butler [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-mole/252536.md?page=1)