Garden Pests and Diseases: moles causing root damage?, 1 by edevenny

edevenny wrote:
I know I have way too many moles, but it hasn't really bothered me until lately. Things are dying, even larger things like maple tree seedlings. It's like something chewed up all the roots from burrows underneath, and then the plants just fall over, severed at the bole. It's heartbreaking, as I've nurtured most plants from volunteer seedlings I dug up. Just want to make sure I'm going after the right suspects before I buy mole traps - research indicates that's the only real way to stop them. Can anyone confirm that moles can do this, or is it something else? More pics coming