The mole population has soared across Britain due to the ban on the poison used to kill them.
Pest controlers have said they could number up to 40 million although the most recent estimate is currently 33 million.
The rise is due to a ban on the use of strychnine, commonly used as a means of killng moles, as well as the foot and mouth epidemic which cut off rural areas from pest controllers leaving the mole population unchecked.
The British Traditional Molecatchers Register, which represents 300 mole trappers, has seen call-outs triple over the last two years.
Up to 1,500 people use the online director each week, an increase of 50 per cent on last year.
Brian Alderton, who established the register in 2007, said: "Ever since the banning of strychnine, and foot and mouth, moles have been a growing problem. In the past two years we've seen a massive increase in calls for help."
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