July 16, 2013

The Importance Of Mole Traps

By Carmella Watts


Mole traps are very vital components in a pest infested farm. These ones are specially fashioned to capture moles as the particular pest. They need some expertise in designing the m especially for the local designs.

The main reason, as to why these traps are set, is to capture these species that are highly detrimental to plants. Some individuals may just capture them and then do away with them by throwing them away. Others however in some places take the opportunity to earn extra income. There are some individuals who usually eat the meat of these animals. As such, the people capturing them have an option of selling them at a good fee, to those people who consume these animals.

The animal is not one very big one. It is a small animal that is very unique in appearance. Its physique is a brown fur. It has got four very small legs which it utilizes in movement. The most common of its qualities however, is the small two teeth that it has. The teeth are used in gnawing at the roots of plants. The legs as well as the teeth are also used in digging along the soil so as to access more roots.

The structures used in capturing these pests occur in highly diversified forms. There are those that can be designed locally. Yet still, there are those that can be bought from the shopping malls. The bought variety in most cases is common to those modernized farmers who cannot manage to make the local variety. However, most farmers prefer the local ones, because for one who has exposure, they are very simple to make, such that purchasing is a waste of money.

Identification of the presence of this pest is among the simplest activities for an experienced individual in the agricultural field. Given that they gnaw at the roots, the affected crops cannot access water and nutrients anymore. As such, they dry up. A farmer would go further to confirm their fears by listening to the very unique sounds produced by the gnawing activities. The traps are then laid in the path of those species, hence trapping them.

The activity of getting hold of these pests has got its own advantages and disadvantages as well. They usually destroy a very large number of crops if not identified earlier. If identified in good time therefore, the farmer can with expertise lay the trap in position, ready to capture the creatures. This ensures high yields in the long run.

However, much as the species are destructive to the crops, they are very instrumental in terms of improving the structure of the soil. The creation of the tunnels ensures that there is proper air circulation. This results in maximum aeration. The aeration here is therefore interfered with by their removal.

Mole traps are very common structures in the lives of virtually all farmers. They have helped a great deal to trap these pests. When used very well, they have always been effective hence raising the produce of those farms.




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