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Are sonic devices effective in encouraging moles to leave your property?

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This is yet another garden myth. We can not recommend the use of sonic/ultra sonic devices for mole control. Effective mole control is difficult at best and requires persistence and the use of traps and/or poison baits.

Please refer to the following Oregon State University Extension service publication: Controlling Moles EC 987

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