Gopher traps Of course, you may not want to plant every specimen in the garden in wire mesh, so traps may be a more practical and effective way to get rid of gophers. Try to mitigate gopher damage ...

On the other hand, anticoagulants take five to 10 days to kill a gopher, but will remain in the soil for several months. Consult a local pest control expert before setting out poison.

A single gopher may have a burrow system 800 feet or longer and can cover an acre of land. The tunnels are 2 to 5 inches in diameter and 4 to 15 inches below surface. The gopher pushes soil from ...

OVERTON -- Gophers can be a nuisance to hay and livestock producers, and springtime is a good time to address them, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Gopher burrowing can cause ...

Control operations are recommended during the spring and fall when pocket gophers are most active near the surface. Their activity is usually indicated by the presence of fresh mounds of dirt.

In addition to crops, trees and gardens, one of the topics brought up every spring often regards gophers. More specifically, how to control them. People often mistake ground squirrels for gophers.

Gopher trapper and Canyon County Gopher Control supervisor Jim Martell said he sets most traps in subdivisions that were formerly farmland. “The farmer leaves; the gopher stays,” Martell said.

Concurrent with the gopher talk will be a workshop for children, “Predators on Our Farm.” Sponsored by the Life Lab Science Program based at UCSC, this workshop for children ages 7-11 will explore ...