Local mole information

Mole control in Kansas

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

Moles in Kansas: what to know

Around Kansas

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 Kansas: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which moles actually live in Kansas, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Only one species, the eastern mole, lives in Kansas

Mole species

Frequently mistaken for mice or shrews when seen above ground.

K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University

Prefers loose, sandy loam soils and avoids heavy, dry clay

Soil preference

Ridges of upheaved soil mark foraging runways.

K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University

Single annual litter of 2 to 5 young born March, April or May; gestation about four to six weeks

Breeding

Young leave the nest about four weeks after birth.

K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University

Mole species recorded in Kansas

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 Kansas

Active day and night year-round; shallow tunnels spring through fall, deep tunnels in winter.

K-State notes there is little information substantiating mothballs as mole repellents.

Rules that apply in Kansas

K-State Research and Extension C701

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: K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University; 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 Kansas

Moles in Kansas: what to know

Around Kansas

What to note

A useful next step

Moles in Kansas: what the public record shows

Mole species recorded in Kansas

When moles are busiest in Kansas

Rules that apply in Kansas

For context, nationally

Explore Kansas cities

Dodge City

Emporia

Garden City

Hutchinson

Kansas City

Lawrence

Leavenworth

Leawood

Lenexa

Manhattan

Olathe

Overland Park

Salina

Shawnee

Topeka

Wichita

Junction City

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