Around Virginia
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local mole information
Mole control in Virginia
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Moles in Virginia: what to know
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 Virginia: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which moles actually live in Virginia, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
3: eastern, hairy-tailed, star-nosed
Mole species
Adults 4-8 inches nose to tail.
Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech)Up to 150 feet of new tunnel per day
Tunnel construction
Needs 60-70% of body weight in food daily.
Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech)2-5 young per year (up to 7 for star-nosed)
Litter
Can live 5 or more years.
Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech)Mole species recorded in Virginia
- 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.
- Hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri) — Northeastern uplands.
When moles are busiest in Virginia
Spring and fall trapping.
Rules that apply in Virginia
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: Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech); Moles. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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