Around Arkansas
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local mole information
Mole control in Arkansas
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Moles in Arkansas: what to know
What to note
Where you see moles, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Moles in Arkansas: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which moles actually live in Arkansas, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is the species found in Arkansas
Mole species
One of seven mole species in North America.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension ServiceEight times more likely in loam or sandy loam than in coarse sands or clays
Soil preference
Irrigated, fertilized lawns hold more earthworms and grubs, so they support more moles per acre.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension ServiceBoth are illegal in Arkansas under Game and Fish Commission Code 05.08
Toxic baits and fumigation
It is unlawful to poison wildlife except when controlling rats and mice, even though mole baits are sold in stores.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension ServiceMole species recorded in Arkansas
- Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) — Range across most of the eastern U.S. to Wyoming and Colorado; the only mole in Missouri.
When moles are busiest in Arkansas
Many new infestations occur in spring when young disperse.
Arkansas trials found the scissor-jawed Victor Out O' Sight trap most effective; choker loop traps were ineffective in Arkansas trials.
Rules that apply in Arkansas
For context, nationally
- 7 — Mole species in North America. Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
- Up to 150 feet — New tunnel per day. Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech)
Sources: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Moles; Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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