Many garden owners would like to eliminate it, but they are not allowed to. Anyone who harms the strictly protected mole must expect high penalties. And rightly so, because the tireless tunnel builder is far more useful than many lawn and flower bed enthusiasts suspect.
Power balls, carbide granules, solar-powered sound wave transmitters and smoke candles: This is just a small selection of what online retailers and garden centers have available to drive moles out of the garden.
The roughly hand-sized burrowers with their black-grey, velvety fur are the declared enemy of many garden owners – at the latest when they have left their unmissable mounds on the painstakingly maintained lawn or in beds. Not only in spring, but also in autumn, the inhabitants of the ground often give their all to perfect their tunnel work. The long, branched pipe system fulfills several important tasks: it is a place of retreat, a source of food and a family home for the grave artists.