Dry Ice Kills Gophers and Moles in Lawns

We all want beautiful, pest-free, smooth green lawns. When unsightly mole or gopher tunnels and hills pop up in our lawns, we want to eliminate them. Convenient half-inch pellets of dry ice from Continental Carbonic Products can be used to kill these lawn pests without endangering children, birds or family pets. It's easy: wearing heavy gloves and following the Safety Precautions for handling dry ice, just put a handful of dry ice pellets down each hole you find, and cover the hole with soil to seal the opening.

As the dry ice sublimates--turns into carbon dioxide gas--the gas, which is heavier than air, will settle into the underground nest, suffocating the critters by displacing their oxygen. You don't have to handle poisons or clumsy mechanical traps, with all the risk that entails.

Moles make two levels of tunnels. The ones you see at the surface are feeding tunnels in which the moles are looking for grubs and earthworms. The deeper tunnels, about a foot deep, are where the moles live and overwinter. The dry ice elimination method will suffocate the moles and gophers both where they feed, and where they live.

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Dry ice is extremely cold and should ALWAYS be handled using gloves. Read and follow dry ice safety precautions before handling dry ice. Contact Continental Carbonic for your dry ice needs.

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