Pocket gophers that invade yards are destructive pests. They damage and kill a variety of edible plants when they feed on roots, bulbs and other underground plant tissues. Gophers also gnaw on plastic ...

Spring is here, and sprouting seeds are not the only living things stirring the warm, moist soil of California gardens. The gophers are stirring down there, too. It is now peak breeding season for the ...

The Canyon County pest control district has declared one rodent a pest worth trapping: the pocket gopher. Gopher trapper and Canyon County Gopher Control supervisor Jim Martell said he sets most traps ...

Ray Festa, UCCE Master Gardener, demonstrates how to place a trapline gopher trap in a gopher hole. Joe Johnston [email protected] Have you ever discovered dirt mounds in the middle of your ...

Something is digging in my yard because I have these mounds of dirt showing up everywhere. Do I have moles? — J.D. You definitely have something working underground, but it’s not moles; it’s likely ...

Q: I have a resident gopher in my lawn. We’re on speaking terms, but unfortunately I can’t write what I have been saying to it. I asked my neighbor for advice and he advised me to stand patiently over ...

Several 8-by-10-inch photos of Thomas Wittman's 11-year-old daughter adorn the walls of his office at the UC Santa Cruz farm. The girl is casual and beautiful as she holds a chicken, emerges from a ...