Local mole information

Mole control in Illinois

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Moles in Illinois: what to know

Around Illinois

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 Illinois: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which moles actually live in Illinois, 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

Mole species

Damage recurs where turf borders meadows, forest and other areas that produce moles each year.

University of Illinois Extension

6 to 8 inches long; deep resting tunnels 6 to 10 inches below the surface

Adult size and tunnel depth

Subsurface ridges are pushed up 2 or more inches and several inches wide.

University of Illinois Extension

1 to almost 3 acres

Home range

Mole tunnels in a single residential lawn are likely the work of one animal.

University of Illinois Extension

Mole species recorded in Illinois

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 Illinois

Moles winter deep, then burrow near the surface in spring once soil is warm enough for earthworms.

Rules that apply in Illinois

University of Illinois Extension Eastern Mole

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

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Arlington Heights

Humid Continental · suburban setting

Mole control in Illinois

Moles in Illinois: what to know

Around Illinois

What to note

A useful next step

Moles in Illinois: what the public record shows

Mole species recorded in Illinois

When moles are busiest in Illinois

Rules that apply in Illinois

For context, nationally

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Arlington Heights

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Berwyn

Bloomington

Bolingbrook

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Chicago

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Decatur

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Naperville

Oak Lawn

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Springfield

Waukegan

Downers Grove

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