Vole, mole control - FAQ

Here you can find the most common general questions and their answers concerning electronic vole and mole control. For file size reasons you will find many of the answers short but with a link to the relevant full explanation. If you have difficulty in finding your topic please use the search engine on the FAQ main site.

1. Why should I buy a Mole Stop for nearly $150 when I can get mole control $30 from a mail order catalogue?
2. How can one see if it is moles or voles that have infested ones garden?
3. Why would Mole Stop mean better mole control in comparison with traditional mole control methods?
4. Where should I position my Mole Stop taking the whereabouts of moles / voles into consideration?
5. How long will it take to get full mole control with Mole Stop?
6. My Mole Stop attracts moles / voles instead of deterring them. What is wrong?
7. Can I implement electronic mole control with a Mole Stop device also in the winter with ground frost?

Why should I buy a Mole Stop for nearly $150 when I can get mole control 30 from a mail order catalogue?
The major difference between mole control devices made to a price with little consideration as to product quality and performance and a professional device such as Mole Stop is the following:
1) Mole Stop has a patented screw shape that gives a superior contact with the ground, thus one will get mole control for a larger area of the garden.
2) Mole Stop have drainage slots that will allow for condense water to be evacuated. Condense water will inevitably be produced inside a closed device put in a cold temperature outdoor environment and subject to the warm beams from the sun. Without slots for evacuating condense water the interior parts of any mole control device would start corroding in a very short period of time eventually making the device to break down prematurely.
3) The electronic parts of Mole Stop are completely epoxy moulded (water proof) guaranteeing trouble free usage for many years.

An example of such differences you can find described in the editorial from the magazine Villafamiljen (picture foot note!). In order for you to find out if a cheap mole deterring device is any good, check out for condense water slots underneath and above all, ask what Money-Back-Guarantee they offer!

How can one see if it is moles or voles that have infested ones garden?
Voles are vegetarian and moles eat worm, etc! See this site for typical traces of moles and voles.

Why would Mole Stop mean better mole control in comparison with traditional mole control methods?
Voles and moles like most living things have a very long term strategy for survival. Read more here why electronic mole control has come to stay.

Where should I position my Mole Stop taking the whereabouts of moles / voles into consideration?
In the manual of the device this query is thoroughly described, but here you are with a brief summary.

How long will it take to get full mole control with Mole Stop?
It depends on the circumstances that you can read more about here.

My Mole Stop attracts moles / voles instead of deterring them. What is wrong?
We´re afraid you have not studied the manual close enough.

Can I implement electronic mole control with a Mole Stop device also in the winter with ground frost?
Yes of course! However, it might not always have any positive effect. Just as a Mole Stop device have difficulty in vibrating a huge lump of frozen ground, moles and voles have equal problems digging in it.
So, generally speaking under those winter circumstances there won´t be a problem, thus no cure will be needed!

Badger, deer control FAQ

For file size reasons you will find many of the answers short but with a link to the relevant full explanation. If you have difficulty in finding your topic please use the search engine on the FAQ main site.

1. How do I implement electronic pest control at best in my garden against deer?
2. How do I get bird control with Topo Stop?
3. A badger has infested the crawling space underneath my house. Can I use Topo Stop ultrasonic sound device to deter it?

How do I implement electronic pest control at best in my garden against deer?
Read more here.

How do I get bird control with Topo Stop?
By installing one or preferably several units of Topo Stop E250 in a warehouse, backyard or other space that can yield a satisfactory multiple ultrasound surround effect, larger birds like doves, seagulls, geese, etc. will leave the area.

A badger has infested the crawling space underneath my house. Can I use Topo Stop ultrasonic sound device to deter it?
In the same way as you can implement a Topo Stop ultrasonic device against mice, rats, marten, squirrel, polecat, mink, bats you can put a device in the crawling space against your badger.