Answer Mechanical Mole Trap, manufactured by JT Eaton, is a mechanical harpoon trap that works wonders on moles, gophers and voles and prevents them from tearing your yard or turf into pieces.

Created from galvanized steel, which increases its durability and makes it extremely efficient at killing moles. As a result, its adaptable to most soil conditions and will clamp down effectively wherever there is mole activity.

Answer Mechanical Mole Trap can be cleaned and used many times if you happen to suffer from not just one mole in your backyard, but several. It requires no sort of baiting as it simply adjusts to the top of active surface burrows and clamps down as moles pass by.

Tools Needed

There are no tools needed to use this product but you may need a poking stick to probe for active mounds and a shovel for possible digging.

How to Use

• Step 1: Before placing this product in the ground, you must first locate active mole tunnels and surface burrows that have been recently excavated. To ensure that the tunnels and burrows are active, simply try poking around with a long stick in the top of these surface burrows. If you poke the tunnels with the stick and the dirt beneath these burrows and tunnels give away easily with no effort, then you have found a mole tunnel.
• Step 2: Come back in two days after you have poked holes in these tunnels, and if the holes have been patched up then you can conclude that these are active tunnels and that moles and voles are actively using them.
• Step 3: Once the surface burrows have been identified and proven to be active, set your trap by carefully leveling the surface burrow and injecting your trap into the ground with the safety in place so you can insert it deeply into the burrow without fear of springing it on yourself.
• Step 4: Once the trap has been inserted deep into the ground and on top of the burrow, making sure the trigger pan touches the top of the surface burrow, release the safety and allow the spikes to penetrate the tunnel. You can move the spikes up and down to create small holes and to make sure that when the trap is sprung, the spikes won’t be obstructed as they spring downward.
• Step 5: Wait a few days to see if a mole has been killed by the trap and dispose of it properly. If after has a few days the trap has not been set off, you can conclude that the surface burrow where the trap was inserted has been abandoned, or the trap was improperly set, or the surface burrow was disturbed too much and deterred the mole or vole from using it.

Where to Use

Answer Mechanical Mole Trap can be used anywhere outdoors where you have a mole problem. The products works more efficiently in damp soil.

When to Use

Use a Answer Mechanical Trap when you are dealing with mole, vole or gopher damage. Usually trapping in the spring and fall seasons when mole and vole activity is most active is ideal or after a warm rain has fallen on your turf or lawn. Also for best results, you should set your traps later in the afternoon or early in the evening.

Safety Information

Answer Mechanical Trap is safe to use around children and pets when applied according to product label instructions. Always wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling and applying this product.

Keep away from pets and children.

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