Mole Pest Control in Dallas, TX

How Our Mole Extermination Works, Step by Step

1. 1

   Tell us where the ridges are

   We ask where the ridges run, across the lawn or through a flower bed, and when fresh ones last showed up. We also ask about dogs, since the traps go into the yard.

2. 2

   Read the lawn

   The technician walks the lawn and the beds and follows each ridge, to see where the tunnels run and how far they reach.

3. 3

   Find the active runs

   Not every ridge is still in use. The technician presses down a short stretch of each tunnel, then checks later which ones the mole has pushed back up. Those are the active runs.

4. 4

   Go over the runs and the price

   The technician shows you the active runs and gives you the price. The traps wait for your go-ahead.

5. 5

   Trap until the ridges stop

   Traps go into those runs, and the technician comes back to check them. The checks go on until no new ridges go up.

6. 6

   Get the written report

   The last check ends with the findings in writing. They also note what makes your yard good mole ground, such as beds that stay wet. Watering less, or packing the soil with a lawn roller, can make a yard less inviting.

Call (972) 573-9907 at any hour to book the inspection.

Why Moles Tunnel Through DFW Lawns

Moles dig where the food is, and across Dallas⁠–⁠Fort Worth that means irrigated lawns and lush flower beds, more so after rain.

The eastern mole is the only mole found in Texas. It eats earthworms, grubs, beetles and insect larvae, 70 to 100 percent of its body weight every day, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. It hunts them by tunneling just under the turf.

Moles dig day and night, but most on damp, cloudy days in spring and fall. Spring also adds the young: one litter a year, three to five born from March to early April.

Three to five moles on an acre already counts as a high population. So the ridges across one lawn are usually the work of a few moles, not dozens.

Trapping in the Active Tunnels

All of our mole pest control is trapping. A trap catches nothing in a tunnel the mole has left, so DFW Pest Guard sets traps only in the active runs.

Both kinds, the harpoon trap and the choker-loop trap, are set the same way:

• The trigger rests on pressed dirt. Each trap sits on a stretch of run the technician pressed down. A mole reopening its run pushes against the trigger and sets off the trap.
• No catch, new run. A trap that has caught nothing within several hours moves to another active run.
• A catch, then a reset. One main run can serve several moles, so after a catch the trap is set again in the same spot.

Poison grain bait is not part of it. Moles eat earthworms and grubs, not grain, and Texas A&M says poisoning moles is usually not effective.

Signs of Moles in the Yard

A mole stays under the turf, so its signs show in the lawn and the beds:

• Raised ridges across the lawn, where the turf has been pushed up from below.
• Fresh ridges after rain, or after a few damp, cloudy days in spring or fall.
• Grass and flowers knocked loose, their roots torn where a tunnel passed under. Moles eat few plants; the digging does the damage.

Open runways on top of the grass and chewed plants point to voles instead. Moles often get the blame for vole damage, but voles need different tactics, and we do not handle them.

Leave the ridges alone until the visit, since they show where the tunnels run. Then call (972) 573-9907 while they are fresh.

Mole Control Across Dallas⁠–⁠Fort Worth

Our mole control services cover Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and Denton counties, from Dallas and Fort Worth to the suburbs between them. A yard in Plano or Arlington gets the same mole trapping as one in Dallas. We work at homes only, not businesses.

The service areas page lists every town we cover. If yours is there, call (972) 573-9907.

Questions About Moles