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Mole control in Florida

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Moles in Florida: what to know

Around Florida

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

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 Florida: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which moles actually live in Florida, 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) occurs throughout Florida

Mole species

The star-nosed mole has been reported in Florida but is rare and lives in wet soils, so it rarely causes yard problems.

UF/IFAS Extension

Average total length 5 1/2 to 6 inches with a 1 to 1 1/2 inch tail

Adult size

Moles in red clay soils sometimes appear rusty rather than slate gray.

UF/IFAS Extension

Up to 18 feet per hour in loose soil; living tunnels 6 to 12 inches down

Tunneling rate and depth

The eastern mole prefers loose, well-drained soils, including dune sand.

UF/IFAS Extension

Mole species recorded in Florida

Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) — Range across most of the eastern U.S. to Wyoming and Colorado; the only mole in Missouri.

UF/IFAS notes moles eat mole crickets, white grubs, cutworms and armyworms, and that damage to lawns is almost entirely cosmetic.

Rules that apply in Florida

UF/IFAS Extension Moles

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: UF/IFAS Extension; Moles; Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Mole control in Florida

Moles in Florida: what to know

Around Florida

What to note

A useful next step

Moles in Florida: what the public record shows

Mole species recorded in Florida

Rules that apply in Florida

For context, nationally

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