Worm vs Traps
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03/03/15 04:05 PM
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Ok ADC guys. Who uses traps vs Worms? What type of trap do you use? Most of my work is moles. I use mainly Steve A. traps along with some OOS. I know OOS were the number one trap in the South for years. Poison worm are catching on by the Lawn guys. How about you? Are you starting to use poison worm now?
To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.
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Re: Worm vs Traps
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03/03/15 06:40 PM
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Paul: Which came first, the Talpirid trap or the Talpired worm? On the web site it said. Not for sale to NC, AK, HI, NY and WA.
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Re: Worm vs Traps
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03/03/15 06:56 PM
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Paul: Remember Carters little liver pills? Sold them of maybe 50 years, then found out they did not do a thing for your liver. LOL
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Re: Worm vs Traps
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03/03/15 07:15 PM
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Ron Scheller
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A large number of my mole jobs are FOLLOWING a homeowner or pest control company who tried the poison worms. Other than reading the sales pitch, I've never seen or heard of any noticeable reduction in mole activity after using the worms. I have had MANY people tell me they find the worms pushed back out of the runs, lying on the ground right where they were inserted into the runway. I would bet that any "seemingly" positive results were most likely due to the natural behavior of the mole to move to other feeding areas due to normal activity. Same as those who think fox urine or other mythical remedies are successful methods of mole control.
Regarding legality..... I've read many articles about the Talpirid worms, and it appears there is NO ANTIDOTE for them. A response on a garden forum from a Bell Labs employee does shed some light on this. Note he says it won't kill a "normal-sized" dog. Also: "The product is highly toxic to people and pets and therefore must be only used in the underground tunnel of the mole where nothing else can eat it. World Health Organization lists the active ingredient as extremely hazardous and the US EPA lists it as highly toxic. It is a single dose poison capable of killing children and pets."
Show me a wildlife control person who can share this info with a client and suggest using them, and I'll show you someone who hasn't taken the time to learn how to trap moles successfully. Yep, it's the same person.
Ron Scheller
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03/04/15 09:36 PM
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Paul Winkelmann
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I think Ron might have been referring to me when he said ...."someone who never learned how to trap moles successfully." Thankfully,
I don't have to. After years of listening to and reading about mole trapping, I think I am just as happy that I have never seen mole
damage in my entire life. Are there any other parts of the country that are moleless?
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