Moles in the Vineyard enemy or friend? Pest control on the farm!

Male mole (boar) peeking at grapes!

In the Vineyard I was dismayed to see huge mole tracks and tunnels. Was this going to damage my roots? Should I hunt and exterminate the mole? As an animal aficionado I decided to do a bit a of research on the mole . The Mole is an extremely interesting highly specialized animal. What I discovered is that the mole is actually not a rodent but an insectivore. Meaning it's main diet is  earthworms and other small invertabrates found in the soil.  So did this mean my vines were not at risk?
Mole History the name mole started as  mouldywarp, a name echoed in other Germanic languages such as German (Maulwürfe),^[5]  (muldvarp, mullvad, moldvarpa where the muld/mull/mold part of the word means soil and the varp/vad/varpa part is a descendant of the old-Nordic word for throw), hence "one who throws soil" or "dirt tosser. Makes sense to me.
Moles  throw the dirt making their burrow in lawns, raising molehills, and killing the lawn, for which they are sometimes considered pests. They can undermine plant roots (young plants with newly established close to the surface roots), indirectly causing damage or death.  However, contrary to popular belief, moles do not eat plant roots. It also appears that they really don't damage deep established root systems like the ones on my grapes unless there is way too many of them.
Why do my feline friends or resident coyotes and raptors ignore the mole and shrew or occasionally hunt but not eat it ? Although the mole can be eaten, the taste is said to be deeply unpleasant ! (I personally have never tasted the mole nor do I have any immediate plans to do so.). Because their saliva contains a toxin that can paralyze earthworms, moles are able to store their still living prey for later consumption. They construct special underground "larders" for just this purpose—researchers have discovered such larders with over a thousand earthworms in them. Before eating earthworms, moles pull them between their squeezed paws to force the collected earth and dirt out of the worm's gut. Pretty cool meal preparation really.
So  now I will set up a watch system on the mole population. As they tend to reproduce in March and April if there is a mole increase I will have to trim the herd (actually a group of moles is called a labour) if truly necessary   I have decided that I will attach a pvc pipeline contraption to the exhaust of my tractor and pump it into the mole burrows. This is will probably reduce a number of weaker moles and keep it under control with out full extermination.
So while not being as much fun as "Whack a mole" at the boardwalk " I have discovered a possible solution.
Looking forward to drinking wine and sharing tall tales at the farm! Visit us at 160-168 Stevens St. West Cape May New Jersey. bhbw