My granddaughter and I unwrapped all the gum and put it down on the soil. We felt pretty silly. Try it yourself and see. String blinking outdoor Christmas tree lights around the perimeter and keep them on from dusk to dawn. Give them a good dose of castor oil.
Moles are carnivores that make themselves at home in lawns rich in grubs and insects.
When their food is seasoned with castor oil, they will go elsewhere for meals. Or invest in Mole-Med, a commercially available repellent with castor oil as its active ingredient. First, trap the slugs. Go out to the garden in the late afternoon and lay boards or pieces of cardboard on the bare soil around your plantings. In the morning turn the boards over and scrape the hiding slugs into a large yogurt or cottage cheese container.