Missing plants and lawn tunnels surrounded by a crescent of dirt can be a sign of gophers. Here’s what to do. zhuclear / Getty Images North America has about 40 species of gophers or “pocket gophers,” ...

One of the many signs of spring is the emergence of pests, including pocket gophers. There are other species of rodents that emerge at this time of year, but today, I will focus on the pocket gopher ...

Question: Gophers are wrecking my garden. What can I do to stop them? A: Take heart. We have some tips for managing them. Five species of pocket gophers are found in California, with Botta’s pocket ...

Question: Gophers are wrecking my garden. What can I do to stop them? A: Take heart. We have some tips for managing them. Five species of pocket gophers are found in California, with Botta’s pocket ...

For the last couple of summers, my neighbor and I have been dealing with a pocket gopher invasion that is getting closer to our joint fruit orchard. Their familiar mounds kept appearing around the ...

As winter plods along—come Spring and gopher mounds—homeowners and farmers find themselves playing a familiar song—fiddling while Rome is burning. Let’s make a mountain out of a molehill. Those mounds ...

The long, snowy winter helped human recreationalists to thrive and also rodents. Many Routt County residents have noticed an increase in signs of both voles and pocket gophers in yards, open spaces ...

Gophers tunneling through your yard can be a nightmare. These burrowing rodents create unsightly mounds, damage plant roots, and turn well-manicured lawns into obstacle courses. As a result, ...

The extension office often receives inquiries from homeowners about little crit ters that dig holes in their yard. They are usually rodents — some excavate mounds of soil, others just create holes in ...