Talpirid Mole Trap by Bell Labs-1 Trap BELL-1053

Caught a mole within hours!

Tried this in 2 locations and the last one hit. The instructions say to move the trap after 24 hours but I went ahead and left it in and on the 3rd day... boom got ya! It is VERY important that you identify the active tunnel first by poking a hole and waiting till the next day to see if it has been sealed up. I have tried everything to get rid of this mole. Poison worms, mole repellent, sonic steaks, treating the grubs. I also tried the other mole traps that never worked and were complicated to set. This is the only thing that actually worked and is super easy to set.UPDATE 3/20/19 - That time of year again. Another blasted mole moved in and started tearing up the yard. Set the trap on one side of the yard where the mounds first appeared and didn't catch anything. On the third day I started to poke holes where some more dirt had appeared and the next day those hole had been repaired. Ahhh ha, darn thing moved. Set the trap on a line of dirt and this time I poked holes on either side of the trap. This way he would be forced to go through to repair. The next day about 11 am I noticed the trap had been sprung. Boom got ya!

I purchased 3 traps all different styles. Work with them all for the past 2 years following the instructions to the letter. This was the absolute worst to set, the worst to properly seat on the ground/tunnel and has caught the lease number of moles... That would be ZERO!I could see them working in different soil that is lighter and where the moles tunnels are more than just an inch or 2 under the surface. But here in my small patch of the earth, they tunnel so shallow the jaw part of the trap partially sicks out of the ground.I wish you better luck than I

This trap does work, it works better than any trap ive used. The only problem is the part that kills the mole broke on me rendering it useless. It does work though i just wish it hadn't broke on me

This is what they use on golf courses if they have tunneling vermin. I know because there’s a golf course in my backyard and I could see these traps.They are expensive, but they will work once you learn how to set them properly. The KEY STEPS to setting them correctly can be found with a browser search, and without following those instructions, you will not have any success. If you’re lazy, don’t waste your time, buy the poisoned worms (which I don’t like because they can kill beneficial garden snakes).

There is a learning curve to how to set this in the ground, but it works great once you master it. You stomp down a section of the tunnel, then cut two cross tunnel slots with a edger blade or flat shovel to insert the jaws down into the tunnel. Put all your weight down on top of the big yellow top which spreads the jaws wide on each side of the tunnel. Once you get the jaws spread wide, you need to press down on the small yellow part sticking up thru the large yellow foot pad. Pressing this down lowers the trip pad down on top of the runway and also locks the trap open. Once the critter tries going under the trap he presses up a little on the trip and BLAM...!!!!!!!!!!!Got my second one this morning..... pics attached. This trap has STRONG springs, may be harder to set than the normal traps but worth it.

The trap was delivered yesterday, and got a mole yesterday - on my first attempt. Victory!

The people who make all of these traps think the rest of us are mole or gopher experts. The instructions are pretty much useless. Why should I search on the internet for how to use this trap? If the ground is soft, forget it. If the mole is tearing up your flower bed, forget it because you are not able to see where the tunnels are very well. In a perfect world, your grass is very short, the mole tunnel is clear on the surface, it's a SINGLE tunnel rather than a maze of them, the ground is dry and not soft. You still have to poke holes to see if the mole tunnel is active and then come back the next day. Setting the trap is not as bad as the Victor trap because you can use your foot - barely. But the trigger has to be perfect or it won't set. Why doesn't Talpirid make a 20 min detailed video of how to use it? 30 minutes would be better to include an explanation when NOT to use it. We also tried the bait and maybe it will work. What self-respecting mole would go for bait if real live juicy earthwarms are abundant under your flowers and vegetables? There's got to be a better, easy way and we are working on it. So far, moth balls seems to be keeping them out of some of our decorative plants.