Wildlife lovers who do not want to destroy ecosystems also suffer from underground diggers -. But what to do if you don’t want to kill an animal, but there is no time to evict the “guest” 101 kilometers away? You can try to scare moles away from your area instead. They are easy to purchase in a store, but many summer residents prefer to make them with their own hands.

Homemade repellers

What you can use to make a mole repeller with your own hands:

• plastic bottles;
• tin cans;
• electric alarm clocks;
• radio and speakers.

The first three types of repellers do not require any special knowledge or skills. The maximum number of different repellers has been invented from plastic bottles.

Options from plastic bottles

The simplest version of a homemade repeller is a bottle placed on a pin. Also suitable for empty beer cans. The pin must be stuck into the ground so that sound and vibration are transmitted to the wormholes.

Note!

Iron transmits sound better than wood.

Most difficult option- windmill from moles. To make it you will need a one and a half liter beer bottle.

The bottle must be of a “classic” beer shape. That is, with a narrow elongated neck.

In addition to the bottle you need good scissors, a marker, a self-tapping screw with a thread that does not reach the head, a nail, an awl and a stick for a windmill. With the maximum complexity of creating such a mole repeller from a plastic bottle visual diagrams and there are no drawings. There is only an extremely clear video.

1. The bottom of the bottle is cut off along the horizontal line that is found on all plastic bottles.
2. The cut bottom is turned over bottom up. The bottom has the shape of a five-rayed star. Using a marker, mark the areas that need to be cut out: from the border of the central circle strictly in the middle of the “ray” and from the middle of the central circle along the hollow between the “rays”. This part needs to be cut off. It turns out that half of the “beam” is cut out.
3. The operation is repeated on all “rays”. The propeller is ready. All that remains is to punch a hole strictly in the center of the circle. The hole should have perfectly smooth edges and a diameter larger than the provided screw.
4. Insert a self-tapping screw with the head “inward” into the resulting propeller and screw it into the center of the bottle cap until the thread runs out. To make screwing easier, you first need to make a small hole in the cap. WITH inside The cover screw can be secured with a nut for reliability.
5. Make two holes for a nail at the bottom of the bottle neck, strictly along the center line. The holes must be strictly opposite each other.
6. Take an almost finished windmill and secure it to a wooden pole. Stick the pole into the ground in the garden.

When there is wind, the propeller makes a rather nasty noise, which moles are afraid of. The advantage of a windmill is that it will work in any wind direction. In fact, this is an ordinary weather vane.

The issue of mole control is very relevant for summer residents. These seemingly harmless creatures can cause great harm to the garden and the products grown in it. Therefore, many are wondering how to solve this problem. Despite the mass of anti-mole remedies and devices in the city, there is one simple option that everyone can afford.

You don't need to be a skilled craftsman to create this product, and the whole job will take about 20 minutes. Intrigued? Then let's find out how to make a mole repeller from a plastic bottle.

Looking for solutions

There are a lot of requests on the Internet regarding the topic of rodent control, especially moles. Everyone wants to make sure they don't have to deal with this problem anymore. However, not everyone knows how to act in this case. Killing animals is not entirely humane, so poisons and other killing devices will not work. Often gardeners run to the store to ask for advice or buy an effective and at the same time inexpensive product. Others take a simpler path, making a mole repeller with their own hands.

But how can a plastic bottle repel moles? It's simple. All you have to do is upgrade it by constructing unique blades from a bottle that will make it spin. While rotating, the turntable will make noise. The design is quite simple:

1. Plastic bottle.
2. Stick.

That's all you need. The container is placed on a stick or rod, after which it will spin under the influence of the wind. Due to the fact that the rod is buried in the ground, vibration and noise repel moles. You can make many such products for the garden, the cost of which is simply meager. And most importantly, you don't have to spend a lot of time. Let's look at the instructions on how to create this simple miracle of technology.

What you need for work

Advantage plastic repeller from bottles is that you will need a minimum set of tools and materials. Anyone can work with them, and purchasing them is not a problem at all. You can see this for yourself. Here's a list of everything you'll need:

• plastic bottle;
• steel rod or wooden stick;
• stationery knife or scissors;
• drill with a drill (in some cases this is not required).

That's the whole set. Are you surprised? It’s not worth it, because for all its simplicity, the mechanism works flawlessly. You just need to connect it all into one device.

Pay attention! The device is automatic, but only works from the wind. In calm, windless weather it will simply be useless.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a mole repeller

So, when you have everything you need, you can get started. The bottle can be of any color, shape, volume... This is not so important. Provide yourself with a comfortable place to work. It's better to do everything at the table flat surface. Then no problems will arise. The instructions are as follows:

That's all, the device is ready. Now you just need to find the mole's tunnel in order to insert the rod into it. Due to the vibration and sound transmitted from the bottle along the rod into the ground, moles will not approach this place. They are afraid of such aggressive noises. If you have a large garden, then make several structures to prevent moles from appearing in another part of the garden.

Advice! Such a repeller will act not only on moles. Birds and other rodents are also very afraid of such noise. Therefore, you do not have to fear that our smaller brothers will devour your harvest.

What you can use to make a mole repeller with your own hands:

• plastic bottles;
• tin cans;
• electric alarm clocks;
• radio and speakers.

The first three types of repellers do not require any special knowledge or skills. The maximum number of different repellers has been invented from plastic bottles.

Of the industrial mole repellers, ultrasonic ones are the most popular. But according to reviews, not all of them are effective. They speak negatively about ultrasonic mole repellers Russian production and praise the Japanese.

According to homemade repellers, they note that moles have little fear of windmills and turntables, sometimes making a hole right next to the pin. Ringing alarm clocks or constantly playing modern music to animals will effectively get rid of moles from the area.

The simplest skewer - DIY noise maker

Keep in mind that the mammal is blind, but its hearing and sense of smell are impeccable. For this reason, it is important that the mole repeller made from a plastic bottle creates noise and vibration. This effect is achieved by blowing wind, which sets the device in motion: the blades rotate, transmitting sound waves downward: a resonance is created inside the ground, scaring off moles. Remember that to protect 6 acres you need to place about 3-4 small wind turbines.

If it is not possible to use several containers, then you can limit yourself to one. To work you will need:

• plastic bottle with a volume of 1.5-2 l;
• metal pin;
• Part water pipe;
• construction or stationery knife.

The turntable manufacturing process is very simple. Do the following:

1. Find the place where the mole passed, install part of the water pipe below the detected passage.
2. Take the pin, place it in installed pipe, fix the part with a cork or using a metal plate and self-tapping screws (tighten them until the caps fit snugly against the plates).
3. Make a hole at the bottom of the container: its diameter should be larger than that of the pin.
4. On the walls of the container, draw the letters “P” inclined to the side.
5. Cut the blades according to the markings and bend them.
6. Place the plastic propeller you made onto the pin: it should go all the way to the neck, screw on the cap.

The simplest thing is to make a pinwheel that, when rotated by the wind, creates noise. The vibration is transmitted to the ground through the stand and scares away the animals. Birds and reptiles also prefer to stay away from the unknown. It should be taken into account that “motley ribbons” indeed have a “quarrelsome” character and may be offended by an unwelcoming reception.

It is difficult to meet the owners of dachas or personal plots, who would not encounter such a problem as the appearance of moles. Most owners do not want to deal with chemicals, which are already used in abundance. Therefore, they use quite simple but effective devices that repel these underground diggers. It should be noted that mole repellers can be bought in stores, as well as made with your own hands from improvised, and sometimes unnecessary, materials on the farm.

To make simple mole repellers, it is permissible to use various materials, sometimes unnecessary. For example:

• Empty plastic bottles will do.
• Tin cans.
• Alarm clocks, both mechanical and electrical (electronic).
• Radio receiver and speaker.

As a rule, making repellers from the first three components does not require much intelligence; it is enough to be patient and eager.

A bottle placed on a pin is the design of the simplest repeller. The same structure can be made from empty beer cans. The pin must be stuck into the ground so that the vibrations from the repeller are transmitted into the thickness of the earth.

Interesting fact! An iron pin is much more effective than a wooden one, since metal transmits sound waves better.

A windmill against moles is a more complex design. To make it you will need a beer bottle with a capacity of up to one and a half liters.

Important to know! A high-quality repeller can be made from an ordinary beer bottle with a narrow, elongated neck.

To make a windmill, you need to have some more tools, such as scissors, a marker, a self-tapping screw, a nail, an awl and a pin (stick). As a rule, there are no ready-made diagrams and drawings, since the device is quite simple. In addition, there is a video where you can clearly see, frame by frame, the methodology for making such a repeller.

1. You need to cut off the bottom of the bottle along the line that can be found on the bottle.
2. The cut bottom should be turned upside down, resulting in the shape of a five-pointed star. Use a marker to mark the areas to be cut. A section is cut out from the center of the bottom, both in the middle of the “star” beam and along the depressions located between the beams.
3. The same operation should be carried out on all rays. The result should be a kind of propeller. After this, a hole is punched in the center of the bottom. Since the product is intended for rotation, the hole should not have burrs. In addition, the diameter of the hole should be slightly larger than the diameter of the screw.
4. This propeller is screwed using a self-tapping screw to the bottle cap (the same one), and strictly in the center. To simplify this task, first make a thin hole in the lid. For reliability, the self-tapping screw is fixed on the inside of the lid with a kind of nut made of any material.
5. From the bottom of the bottle neck, 2 holes are made strictly opposite each other.
6. On final stage a windmill is taken and secured to a wooden stick, after which the entire structure is stuck into the ground where necessary.

Under the influence of wind force, the structure makes an unpleasant sound, which negatively affects moles. The advantage of the design is that the windmill turns automatically, depending on the direction of the wind.

To drive a mole out of the area, it is enough to do more simple design. To do this, you need to take a plastic bottle and simply place it on a wooden stick. Below you can see what this design looks like.

You can enhance the effect of such a design if you bury a metal pipe in the ground at a level below the molehills. After this, a pin with a windmill is installed in the pipe. To prevent this pin from dangling, it is fixed in the pipe. It is better if the design works regardless of wind direction. To do this, special blades are cut into the sides of the bottle and bent outward.

Many summer residents, going to their dacha in the summer, stock up on beer in metal cans. After the beer is drunk, many summer residents throw them away, but in vain! After all, they can be used to make an effective mole repeller.

And again, you can start from the very simple option, when a beer can is simply put on a pin. The jar is light enough, so it begins to make sounds at the slightest wind. If you take a rope and sort of string the jars on it so that they touch each other, like a garland. This garland can be mounted on two pins made of wood or metal. The most difficult option is the pinwheel.

Products made from such scrap materials are light, simple, but effective.

In the photo below you can see more complex design repeller.

Not everyone can install such a mechanism, although in fact it is not that complicated if you study it in more detail.

Alarm clock repeller

To be effective, you need to have several alarm clocks that have different alarm times. Alarm clocks are placed in jars, which are closed with lids and installed in different places plot. Best option, when containers with alarm clocks are buried in the ground. As a result, after a certain time, all alarm clocks underground will start to go off stably. Sounds regularly made in the area will force moles to look for more comfortable places.

The second option consists of a pipe buried in the ground, into which an alarm clock is placed on a rope. Thanks to the rope, such an alarm clock can always be taken out of the pipe.

Note! Alarm clock repellers are the most effective. As a rule, battery-powered alarm clocks are better suited because they don’t have to be constantly adjusted like mechanical ones.

Speakers and receiver

The scheme is quite simple! You need to take a working receiver (old or new), after which the speaker is removed from it and placed in a hermetically sealed container. Before this, long wires are soldered to the speaker and connected to the receiver. The container with the speaker is buried on the site. After this, all that remains is to turn on the receiver.

The difference between homemade and factory models

Slides of earth and sand formed on garden plot in mole movement areas are called molehills. In general, they are not dangerous, just like the moles themselves, which feed exclusively on insects, and not on the roots, buds or fruits of crops. Nevertheless, appearance molehills spoil a lot of areas, which means that advice on how to get rid of moles in a garden plot will not lose relevance in the next few years, until a universal remedy has yet been invented that will solve the problem in one fell swoop and forever.

When to start fighting against moles and why?

Traces of a family of moles on summer cottage cannot be ignored while waiting for the problem to be resolved without personal intervention. The more time the mammals have at their disposal, the more difficult it will be to deal with them in the future. A network of holes and tunnels will entangle the entire site and this will negatively affect not only the aesthetics of the site, but also the harvest.

You need to constantly “defend” the land, even when it seems that there are no more moles on it. Simple measures prevention will eliminate the possibility of pests returning to their previous place of residence if they remain in a neighboring area.

It must be remembered that moles are family animals that reproduce quite actively. That is why it is so difficult to get rid of them after a long period of residence on the site.

What means are used to combat earth destroyers and how effective are they? More on this below.

Shovel against pests - a simple way to control

The fight against moles in the garden does not always involve spending on newfangled products and traps. You can try to solve the problem with a simple shovel. The method is not the most humane and is suitable for those who intend not just to catch, but to take the life of each member of the family.

Moles cannot see, but have an excellent sense of smell and hearing, which compensate for the birth defect, so they are easy to frighten off.

This means that you need to use a shovel as carefully as possible, moving along the furrows of the dug tunnel. It is important to choose the time when moles go hunting for worms and insects. Usually this is morning, lunch and evening.

Moving along the furrows, you can notice that they are becoming longer, which means that the mole is in the area of ​​study of the site and is busy working. At such a moment, maintaining composure, you need to block the mole’s path with shovels from both sides. In surprise, the animal will either hit their surface and die, or require additional human intervention (you can use a hammer to stun).

It is worth remembering that there are many moles, which will make catching them much more difficult.

Folk methods for loyal fight against moles

If a shovel, as a way to get rid of moles, seems too cruel, difficult and time-consuming, the task at hand is to solve the problem with minimal costs time, effort and money, it’s worth trying some other options traditional methods for the control of mammals of this species. These include:

• Unpleasant odors.
• Underground obstacles.
• Flooding of tunnels.
• Pan trap.
• Loud music.

Moles, having a keen sense of smell, are susceptible to pungent odors. Animals try to avoid beds with pungently smelling crops, such as garlic or onions. You can try planting crops with a pungent odor around the perimeter of the site, thus repelling pests. The most commonly used plants in the fight against moles are daffodils, ornamental onions, legumes, Siberian scilla and imperial hazel grouse. You can put a fish head in the mole hole, which after a while will start to smell bad.

Barriers underground are another option for fighting moles. Along the perimeter of the site, linoleum, slate or any other hard material is dug in at a depth of at least 70 cm, thus preventing moles from entering the garden area.

As an option, you can try flooding the tunnels. The method does not always give results, since excess moisture can lead to reverse effect- lure worms, and with them moles.

A pot trap is a simple method of fighting animals for those who love and know how to make things with their own hands. It's extremely easy to do. A pan of water is dug into the molehill in the center of the tunnel, covered with light-blocking material. The animal will sooner or later fall into the trap and die from the water.

Some summer residents are convinced that a mole on the site will not be able to live to the sounds of loud music played regularly. According to reviews, heavy rock has a particularly strong effect on animals. There are cases where pests have permanently left an area where lawn mowers were often used.

All of the listed means for combating moles can indeed be effective, but are not a 100% guarantee that the area will be free from pests. The only advantage of them is that they will not cost anything. If the goal is to solve the problem at a higher professional level, it is worth trying to resort to more modern and proven methods.

Deterrents - how do they work?

When analyzing methods of fighting moles, one cannot ignore repellents. At making the right choice and application, they allow you to solve the problem in a few days with minimal effort in half the cases, at least. Therefore, before moving on to more radical methods, it is worth trying to start with repellers.

As noted above, it is possible to scare moles away from the area using unpleasant odors and sounds. It is worth using both methods in combination.

As an option, it is worth considering sound repellers, made with your own hands from scrap materials:

• turntables;
• weather vanes;
• alarm clocks;
• bottles, etc.

Pinwheels are made from ordinary empty plastic bottles or cans. They are mounted on metal poles firmly fixed in the ground. When the wind blows, they begin to make loud sounds that enter the soil. Often moles are frightened by the turntables and leave the area. But to say that a windmill is for repelling moles is one hundred percent effective remedy it is impossible, because it does not always act as its manufacturers would like.

Weather vanes have a more complex design, which operate on the principle of turntables or, as an option, reed stalks that make a sound in the wind.

An interesting option is Chinese battery-powered alarm clocks. They are placed in ordinary glass jars, after which the device is buried in the ground in the expected habitat of the moles. You need to bury several jars with alarm clocks, with each one set at a different time, forcing them to go off one after another with minimal pauses.

Alternatively, you can use empty plastic bottles. They are simply laid out around the site in large quantities. Nighttime temperature changes cause the air to expand and contract, causing the plastic to crack, again irritating and frightening to animals.

Method of repelling moles using glass bottles more than simple. They are buried in the ground at an angle of 45 degrees, leaving only the neck outside. Blowing into it, the wind will cause a sound to be produced that scares away moles.

All of the above means are installed near the expected mole habitat, focusing on the tunnels. The more repellers are used, the more likely it is that control methods will produce positive results.

Electronics against moles - modern methods

Whether folk remedies are good or not in the fight against moles can only be judged after testing them in practice. In case of a negative result, you should resort to more modern methods- using electronic repellers.

If we compare a windmill against moles, assembled with our own hands, with a repeller, which generates not only sound, but also vibration with a certain periodicity, frequency and duration, then the advantage of the second option becomes obvious.

The design of such devices most often consists of a column buried in the soil (many mistakenly call it an ultrasonic repeller, despite the fact that there is no talk of extracting ultrasound), generating signals in a certain frequency range. In the case of moles, this is a sound with a frequency in the range of 300-400 Hz.

In conclusion, it is worth noting that fighting moles with folk remedies is the simplest, but not always effective method. Therefore, if experiments do not give results, it is worth trying modern devices proven quality.

These shouldn't be cheap Chinese repellers. solar powered, operating unstable or cheap analogues of high-quality devices that fail after the first rain. Devices should be selected from trusted manufacturers at an adequate price. The costs will be justified in the first days after their use, which means that savings are inappropriate here.