Mole Trapping & Removal in Burkitt Springs, Nolensville, TN

What you're seeing in your yard here in Nolensville is the end result of a chain reaction that started years ago. In a neighborhood like Burkitt Springs, built five to eight years ago, builders planted a tree in nearly every front yard. Too often, those trees were planted too deep. That initial stress triggers a biological cascade: the tree’s roots soften, becoming a perfect food source for white grubs. Those grub populations explode, and moles move in for the buffet. This is why you’ll see their most active tunnels pressed right up against your sidewalks and driveway edges, they hit that concrete and just tunnel alongside it. The dirt mounds near your trees are where they’re pushing soil up after hitting shallow limestone, which is common in our area. My job is to break that cycle. First, I trap the current moles using completely buried, in-tunnel traps placed with scent discipline for safety and effectiveness; they’re marked only with a flag. Trapping is primary because you can’t spray your way out of this. Even with grub control, moles eat a ton of earthworms and will stay. But here’s the critical part: removing a mole leaves an empty, pre-dug territory. A mole from your neighbor’s lot will find it and move right in. That’s why my protocol has three parts: trap the current occupants, apply a grub control to disincentivize new ones, and place poison in the tunnels as a deterrent for that next mole sniffing around the vacant real estate. The real, long-term fix for Burkitt Springs, however, is addressing the stressed tree that started it all. Over one to two years, as the tree recovers and its roots toughen, the grub population declines and the moles lose their reason to be here. Castor oil or sonic spikes won’t solve this; they’re temporary or ineffective against a territorial animal following a food source. You need a plan that addresses the cause, not just the symptom.