Mole tunnel systems are some of the most irritating problem to encounter as a farmer or gardener. The invasive species can dig up acres of holes and leave your plants in pieces as they burrow away.
Dealing with the pests in a humane and poison-free way can run up expensive bills for the green-thumbed, but a thrifty TikTok creator has made these bills become a thing of the past.
A popular content creator known as @hopfarm shared a cheap hack to get rid of moles overnight using zero “pesticides and poisons”, but chewing gum instead.
Placing a piece of chewing gum inside the animal’s tunnel systems has never failed the prudent farmer which the moles will eat.
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In a now-viral TikTok, the agricultural genius said: “What I’m going to do is find this tunnel. I’m going to pull back the earth a little bit until I find the hole, take the gum, stick it down in their tunnel, and cover it back up.
“Now when they come back to re-clear this tunnel, they’re going to come across this juicy Fruit. They’re going to eat it, they can’t digest the gum.”
“Now I don’t [know] 100 percent if the gum kills the mole or the vole but I know it does at least deter them because whenever I do this they go away and they don’t come back.”
While he swears by the method, Metro Mole Control says that “chewing gum or other edible will not kill moles or reduce their reproductive rates”.
Despite that assertion, viewers have sprung for the pest control technique.
“I […] detest gum for personal uses. This though? I will willingly buy gum for the first time in decades just to try. I am so tired of them all,” said one viewer.
Another noted: “I’m trying this tomorrow! Thank you! We’ve had a hard time getting rid of them in my garden. I’ve lost so many plants to them.”
