Local mole information

Mole control in Maryland

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

Moles in Maryland: what to know

Around Maryland

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 Maryland: what the public record shows

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

Mole species

Maryland's mole is an insectivore related to shrews and bats, not a rodent.

University of Maryland Extension

70 to 100 percent of body weight in insects each day

Daily food intake

Mostly grubs and earthworms, which is why grub control alone does not solve a mole problem.

University of Maryland Extension

About 8 inches below the surface

Living burrow depth

Surface runways are feeding tunnels; the living burrows sit deeper.

University of Maryland Extension

Mole species recorded in Maryland

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 Maryland

Activity is seasonal and often stops without intervention.

UMD Extension states plainly that applying grub control products will not eliminate a mole problem.

Rules that apply in Maryland

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

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Annapolis

Humid Subtropical · urban setting

Mole control in Maryland

Moles in Maryland: what to know

Around Maryland

What to note

A useful next step

Moles in Maryland: what the public record shows

Mole species recorded in Maryland

When moles are busiest in Maryland

Rules that apply in Maryland

For context, nationally

Explore Maryland cities

Annapolis

Baltimore

Bethesda

Bowie

Catonsville

Columbia

Frederick

Gaithersburg

Germantown

Glen Burnie

Hagerstown

Laurel

Rockville

Salisbury

Silver Spring

Waldorf

Towson

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