A yard full of raised ridges and soft, spongy tunnels usually means moles — not grubs, and not voles. Moles eat insects, not plants, so the fix looks different from most lawn pests. Call (404) 647-6677 to schedule an inspection.

Is it a mole?

Continuous raised tunnels just under the surface, sometimes with volcano-shaped mounds where soil is pushed to the surface. If there’s no mound at all, UGA Extension notes it could be a mole, vole, chipmunk or skunk instead — a mound alone doesn’t confirm the species.

Moles eat insects, not your plants

As UGA Extension’s Fulton County office puts it: “Moles begin with an ‘m’ and are meat eaters.” They’re after earthworms, grubs and small insects in the soil — the damage comes from tunneling to find food, not from eating your landscaping.

Confirming what you have

UGA Extension’s field test: bury a piece of apple tied to a string in an active tunnel and check it in a couple of days. Untouched apple points to a mole; a vanished apple points to a vole instead.

How we control moles

UGA Extension identifies trapping as the most effective and practical method for moles, and that’s the approach we use — targeting the active runs rather than the whole yard.

Moles and voles get confused constantly

They share the same yards and sometimes the same tunnels. If plants are dying along with the tunneling, see Vole Control.

Get your yard back

Call (404) 647-6677.

Source: UGA Extension, What Is Creating All the Tunnels in My Yard?