Local mole information

Mole control in South Carolina

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

Moles in South Carolina: what to know

Around South Carolina

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 South Carolina: what the public record shows

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

4 to 7 inches long with paddle-shaped feet and prominent digging claws

Adult size

Short black-to-brownish-gray fur that has no grain, so moles move forward and backward in a tunnel.

Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center

18 feet per hour; up to 150 feet of new tunnel per day

Tunneling rate

Fresh ridges and volcano-shaped hills are the trap-setting cue.

Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center

60 to 100 percent of body weight; a 5-ounce mole eats about 50 pounds of prey a year

Daily food intake

Moles eat insects, grubs and earthworms; voles eat roots and stems, which is the damage most people blame on moles.

Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center

Mole species recorded in South Carolina

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 South Carolina

Most active early morning and late evening on cloudy days in spring and fall.

Rules that apply in South Carolina

Clemson HGIC 2366

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: Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center; Moles; Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

Explore South Carolina cities

Aiken

Humid Subtropical · rural setting

Mole control in South Carolina

Moles in South Carolina: what to know

Around South Carolina

What to note

A useful next step

Moles in South Carolina: what the public record shows

Mole species recorded in South Carolina

When moles are busiest in South Carolina

Rules that apply in South Carolina

For context, nationally

Explore South Carolina cities

Aiken

Anderson

Charleston

Columbia

Florence

Goose Creek

Greenville

Greer

Hilton Head Island

Mount Pleasant

Myrtle Beach

North Charleston

Rock Hill

Spartanburg

Summerville

Sumter

Taylors

Greenwood

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