{"id":14471,"date":"2020-05-13T14:32:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=14471"},"modified":"2025-02-15T02:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T06:26:25","slug":"facebook-live-mole-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/facebook-live-mole-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook LIVE: Mole Damage, Tips and Control Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For such a small creature, moles can cause big headaches. Their tunneling behavior can cause extensive damage to turf areas if left unchecked. While the damage is easy to identify, solving it can be tricky.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"MoleDamageFacebookLIVE\" data-rl_caption=\"MoleDamageFacebookLIVE\" title=\"MoleDamageFacebookLIVE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"MoleDamage1\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2\" data-rl_caption=\"MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2\" title=\"MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14473 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"moleDamage2\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MoleDamageFacebookLIVE2-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Purdue wildlife specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/brian-j-macgowan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian MacGowan<\/a>, shared tips and control techniques including trapping, repellents, toxicants, and cultural methods as well as answer your questions on the topic on Facebook LIVE, Thursday, May 14th.<\/p>\n<p>You can view this topic along with question and answer time on the Purdue FNR Facebook page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PurdueFNR\/videos\/3372718849422210\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PurdueFNR\/videos\/3372718849422210\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any further questions feel free to place your question in the comment section on our Purdue FNR Facebook page on the video link above or you can send your question by submitting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask An Expert<\/a> form.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/adm-10-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moles<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/ppp-107.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adjuvants and the Power of the Spray Droplet: Improving the Performance of Pesticide Applications<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-404-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preventing Wildlife Damage \u2013 Do You Need a Permit?<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-78-1cKPoWw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard<\/a>, Video, Purdue Extension Youtube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TA7d0KSmFIw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Stop Woodland Animals from Digging in Your Flower Pots<\/a>, Video, Purdue Extension Youtube Channel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/brian-j-macgowan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian MacGowan<\/a>, Wildlife Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For such a small creature, moles can cause big headaches. Their tunneling behavior can cause extensive damage to turf areas if left unchecked. While the damage is easy to identify, solving it can be tricky. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Purdue wildlife specialist, Brian MacGowan, shared tips and control techniques including trapping, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,43,45,971,499,49,53,54],"tags":[256,943,204,1127],"class_list":["post-14471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trees","category-gardening","category-howto","category-land-use","category-natural-resource-planning","category-plants","category-urbanforestry","category-wildlife","tag-fnr","tag-fnr-extension","tag-mole","tag-mole-damage","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14471"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31945,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14471\/revisions\/31945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}