Around Idaho
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 Idaho
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Moles in Idaho: 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 Idaho: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which moles actually live in Idaho, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Coast mole (Scapanus orarius) is present in Idaho and native to the state
Mole species
Idaho Fish and Game's Species Catalog lists it as regularly occurring.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Species CatalogTalpidae, order Soricomorpha
Family
A true mole, not a rodent, and not the pocket gopher that dominates most Idaho burrowing complaints.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Species CatalogState conservation rank S3 in Idaho; global rank G5
Conservation rank
S3 means the species is uncommon within Idaho even though it is secure range-wide.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Species CatalogIdaho's mole is uncommon (S3); most Idaho mound-and-tunnel complaints are pocket gophers or voles rather than moles.
Rules that apply in Idaho
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: Idaho Department of Fish and Game Species Catalog; Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management; Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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