Pest Management Professional, November 2015

3699 Kinsman Blvd Madison WI 53704 1 608 241 0202 www belllabs com ADVERTORIAL says acknowledging the company is a one man operation Hegarty whos licensed with the states Department of Agricultural Resources and Fisheries and Wildlife Board has done a lot of work on school government and residential properties When the funding for the IPM program ended and the county dropped the program Hegarty started his own private business using the licenses he had qualifed for with the state of Massachusetts over a 35 year period He expanded his pest focus of mice and rats to include moles Other pests he targets are ants voles skunks squirrels raccoons spider and feas Hegarty is also a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor Licensee and can repair and do necessary exclusion work Hegarty says its best to start managing the moles in the spring when they frst emerge to prevent dealing with the new years litter He assesses a situation agrees on a price with the customer baits the primary tunnels he starts with 10 to 20 baits caves in the tunnels and returns to check on them If the tunnels are still active he returns with more bait When Hegarty needs it he gets great product support from Sheila Haddad Bell Laboratories Eastern Regional Sales Manager Recently the two visited six locations with persistent mole problems One property took six weeks to control with 100 baits Theres only so much I can do if Im not getting results I want Hegarty says Sheila has been with Bell Labs as long as Talpirid mole bait has been around so if I feel like Im failing the customer she can check my installation and ofer solutions Moles dont discriminate They are equal opportunity exploiters of residential and commercial properties They can turn a beautifully well kept lawn and into an abstract work of art with dead grass Left unchecked they can create one massive tunneling system Moles are voracious eaters that are incredibly active and destructive says T J Hegarty owner of All Island Pest Management on Marthas Vineyard in Massachusetts They eat 40 to 50 lbs of food annually and earthworms are their primary source of food In most of his mole accounts the tiny mammals come from wooded areas that abut many of the properties he maintains To stem the tide Hegartys No 1 weapon of choice is Talpirid mole bait from Bell Laboratories Its my go to product especially in sensitive areas where people value their pets he says My customers are happy with it Anyone dealing with moles should use this product Talpirid which is only labeled for moles is shaped like an earthworm A mole gobbles it up and then a few days later thats it says Hegarty who puts screens over the baits to prevent skunks from accessing it I go back and cave in the tunnels If the tunnels stay down I know Im successful EXPERIENCE PAYS OFF Hegarty started All Island two years ago after running an integrated pest management program IPM for Dukes County of Marthas Vineyard for 13 years Then the towns in the County of Dukes stopped funding the program I was too old for anybody to hire me and too poor to retire so I started my own company he To catch a mole Talpirid bait helps keep lawns on Marthas Vineyard looking their best