Voles
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10/08/15 06:54 AM
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Any input on how to handle them? A new target for me. Customer called yesterday and says her elderly parents yard/landscaping is overrun with them. I have not yet seen the property but her description of extensive surface tunnels seems appropriate. Customer is very concerned that if immediate action isn't taken, there will irreparable damage to the property. She already called the local big name company and their one time treatment was to place a few talpirid worms and hand her a bill.
Any advice would be appreciated. My license does not let me use any kind of pesticide, so for my purposes that option is out, but if that is the best option then I will relay the info on to her.
Thanks, Toby
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Re: Voles
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10/08/15 09:49 AM
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I am assuming the talpirid didn't work as she called me soon after they were used.
Covered snap traps is the direction I was leaning toward, but I am willing to employ additional methods.
Paul, what is your success rate with the live traps and are you trying to eliminate the population or just reduce numbers?
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10/10/15 09:01 PM
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Josh, hope you take your own advice in your video and set more traps! In that situation, at least 4-5 times as many traps as you have. This is a very well-established colony with plenty to eat; severe and fast population reduction is the only solution.
Catch numbers or even catch rate is not the answer. Solving the problem should be your only goal.
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Re: Voles
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10/11/15 11:09 AM
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Josh, hope you take your own advice in your video and set more traps! In that situation, at least 4-5 times as many traps as you have. This is a very well-established colony with plenty to eat; severe and fast population reduction is the only solution.
Catch numbers or even catch rate is not the answer. Solving the problem should be your only goal. Dave....i solved the problem...ended up with 48 voles caught in that lawn Most lawns are a family group
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10/11/15 01:13 PM
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Ron Scheller
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I've used the tunnel set-up for years. Seems like the plastic traps (Kness, etc) will jam up in a short time of usage due to dirt in the mechanisms. I used to use the black Kness traps, as they were the strongest ones I could find. Now using the yellow-pan Victors. Good kills, and no worries on dirt preventing proper firing. Lately I've been using a variation of the stake-down method with fantastic results. I use my garden knife (mole trapping knife) and at the holes with heaviest sign will cut a small angled cut-out (or ramp) at the hole. Cut about a 45 degree angle, same size as the trap base. Make sure to cut a small relief at the top edge for the striker bar clearance. Pin the trap with the 16p nail as usual, right in tight in the hole. A slight bit faster than using the tunnels, even though the possibility exists of catching small birds... which doesn't happen with tunnel covers. Added another step this summer which has really been successful. Use my landscape sealant and plug all the holes without traps. They don't chew through it, as they go right to the open holes and into the trap. A couple pics: Clump of dirt at left shows angled section carved out with garden knife. Trap secured with nail through hole drilled in trap. Holes with best-worn entries have traps, others visible with black landscape sealant. Results are almost always perfect neck catches on exit.
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03/17/16 08:10 PM
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Hi, Ron Scheller, what is landscape sealant? Pardon the stupid question. Glad you caught that...let me be the second to ask that stupid question...whatbis landscaping sealant
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03/24/16 08:50 AM
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I k ow the peanut butter or squirrel paste was already mentioned, but in your set up Ron do you use bait or just let them naturally come out of the hole and get snapped. I'm also heading to my first Vole job next Monday I went and looked at the home already and there are several holes on edges of beds and in yard but not the extensive surface tunneling as usually seen. This post has been a wealth of information so any other input is great!
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