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Mole control in Michigan

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Moles in Michigan: what to know

Around Michigan

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 Michigan: what the public record shows

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

Two types of moles are active in Michigan: eastern moles and star-nosed moles

Mole species

The eastern mole makes the surface tunnels; the star-nosed mole makes the big soil volcanoes.

Michigan State University Extension

Star-nosed moles, because their tunnels run much farther below ground

Hardest to control

Surface-set traps miss them.

Michigan State University Extension

Moles do not equal grubs; eliminating grubs will not eliminate moles

Grub myth

Grubs are only a portion of an insectivore's diet of insects, worms and other invertebrates.

Michigan State University Extension

Mole species recorded in Michigan

Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) — Range across most of the eastern U.S. to Wyoming and Colorado; the only mole in Missouri.
Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) — Northeast and Great Lakes; wet soils; up to 7 young.

When moles are busiest in Michigan

Moles tunnel actively through late winter and early spring; damage shows as soon as snow melts.

Rules that apply in Michigan

MSU Extension Moles in the lawn

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: Michigan State University 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 Michigan

Moles in Michigan: what to know

Around Michigan

What to note

A useful next step

Moles in Michigan: what the public record shows

Mole species recorded in Michigan

When moles are busiest in Michigan

Rules that apply in Michigan

For context, nationally

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