Facts
- Moles have very poor eye sight and feed mainly on worms and insect larvae. A single mole will typically consume 45-50 lbs of worms and insects every year.
- Moles find their food by senses of touch and smell.
- Moles travel through existing tunnels at about 80 feet per minute.
- Moles can dig surface tunnels at approximately 18 feet/hour.
- Male moles are called “boars”; females, “sows”; a group, a “labor”
- The gestation period of moles is approximately 42 days, giving birth around March or early April to between three to five young.
- Moles are very territorial. Many or all of the tunnels seen
in any given yard can typically be from just one mole.