I thought I got rid of the moles in the yard, but now find a new hole in the wife's rose garden. This is not a mole, as it's not a tunnel, it's a hole. I've tested it by covering it twice now, and each time after a day or so, the hole comes back. I have also, thinking it might be a mole, put in a Tomcat Mole Worm which didn't seem to do much.
I'm wondering if the Mole Trap I have can also be used on voles. Or, would it be too small of a creature to catch in the vice.
Pics of the hole...
Mole trap is too big for voles which are about same size of a mouse.
My vole trap was used on a tunnel they had next to walk way, it consisted of a mouse trap set on the surface with openings to the tunnel about 5-6" apart, trap in the middle.
The entire hole/trap area was covered by a piece of downspout with one side removed (U-shaped) with rock to hole in place. Voles came out of one hole and tried to cross trap to other.
Mole trap is too big for voles which are about same size of a mouse.
My vole trap was used on a tunnel they had next to walk way, it consisted of a mouse trap set on the surface with openings to the tunnel about 5-6" apart, trap in the middle.
The entire hole/trap area was covered by a piece of downspout with one side removed (U-shaped) with rock to hole in place. Voles came out of one hole and tried to cross trap to other.
I found about 20 of these little blighters on my bed today. They are clumsy and measure about 1mm.
I’ve attached an image and would welcome any help please?
Thx Paul.
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I don't know where the flies in my apartment are coming from recently (no exposed food/garbage or opened windows, etc), but I know they're there. It's not a huge infestation, but it is an annoyance. Regular-sized flies, not fruit flies.
It seems there are two main alternatives for killing flies, outside of using a swatter (which I tried, with an electric swatter, but the ones in my apartment are too restless and quick) and poison spray (toxic, gets over stuff, needs cleanup, etc). Those two alternatives are scented traps and zapping lights.
The scented traps seem recommended for outdoors due to the strong smell, so I'm wondering about the issue of the smell being in my apartment, including with regards to how hospitable my place would be while the trap is there, whether the smell lingers after the trap is removed (and if so, whether something like an ozone generator would take care of that), and crucially, whether the smell would be strong enough to attract flies from outdoors through the tiny pathways connecting the outdoors to my apartment, which is obviously unwanted.
So, normally I'd select zapping lights. However, I read that unattended zapping lights are a potential fire hazard, and in my case, they would be almost entirely unattended at the moment. I've been staying at my girlfriend's, awaiting cleanup of the apartment opposite mine that suffered a fire a month ago (that's why I bought an ozone generator, but it's not enough to stop continued transfer of the smoke smell from the opposite apartment); I now only visit my apartment periodically, generally once every few days or less, for up to several hours at a time, not staying overnight.
Regarding another alternative, fly paper, I read that it's unreliable, especially for bigger flies. But I'd like to be proven wrong.
So I welcome advice, preferably based on experience. And if I didn't mention a trap style that you think would be more suitable for my situation, please note. Thanks in advance.
09-20-21, 08:33 AM
