Controlling pocket gophers should be conducted in the spring or the fall when gophers are most active near the surface. In the summer, they are deeper due to the heat. There are two methods of ...

What makes this misidentification an issue is that there are species-specific control methods for both pocket gophers and ground squirrels, one of which is the use of strychnine.

It's important to work on blocking, trapping or poisoning gophers quickly to minimize further damage. Some other widely advertised gopher control methods are largely ineffective. Identifying ...

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.

Pocket gophers are burrowing rodents that live almost entirely underground. Gophers are well adapted to their underground existence, with stout forelegs and strong curved claws for digging. They ...

It's important to work on blocking, trapping or poisoning gophers quickly to minimize further damage. Some other widely advertised gopher control methods are largely ineffective.

Poison bait is another method of gopher control. It needs to be used with caution if children or pets will be able to access the area.

I have found that the best method of gopher control is to pour a foul-smelling liquid such as fish oil emulsion into their tunnel system.

NAMPA — The Canyon County pest control district has declared one rodent a pest worth trapping: the pocket gopher.

Gophers terrorizing your garden? This hot-food hack might sound like an appealing natural method of pest control, but the dangers outweigh the benefits.