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3.
Bles mole
7
Location: Port Elizabeth, 120 ft. Golf Course.
Family - Bath(BATHYERGIDAE)
Genus-species-(Georchus capensis)
Serial numbers (247- Aug.19)(252- Aug.19)
These two large Blesmols were caught in mole
traps. They threw up large mounds of dirt much
larger than the green mole or the mole rat.
They were dead in the trap so ours unable to
observe their activities while alive. They feed
on vegetation, especially the roots of grasses.
They seem to prefer the cultivated grounds of
lawns and golf courses when it is available.
Their burrows are deeper and larger than the
smaller moles. They do a great deal of
damage to lawns and crops. They have their
main tunnels with frequent side branches
with openings to cast out the earth from their
diggings.