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California Gophers: Friend or Foe?

California Gophers: Friend or Foe?

California gophers are rodents with a surprising talent for digging. Their bodies are long and slender, perfectly built for navigating underground tunnels. These little burrowers come in shades of brown or gray, with fur so fine and short it repels...

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Gophers Survive Exploding Volcanoes!

Gophers Survive Exploding Volcanoes!

Well, we have it from the experts that even a volcanic eruption can’t discourage gophers from their daily tasks of digging holes and burrow systems and eating whatever vegetation they fancy. The May 8th, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens ripped the...

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To Get Rid of Gophers, Prepare for War!

To Get Rid of Gophers, Prepare for War!

It seems that in the world of “Gopher Control”, nothing is foolproof. Methods of extermination abound and stories of success and failures run rampant. Whether your preferred method is to repel them and make them go elsewhere (like the neighbors’...

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