Do you have mysterious mounds showing up in your yard? Well I do, and I have had numerous calls this past week. The first question I ask is, "are the holes in the mound plugged or open?" If the holes ...

Gophers can be a serious threat in home gardens. They have a nasty reputation for pulling entire plants down from their roots and eating them. Even if your plants haven't been pulled underground, you ...

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 ...

1:49 Farmers looking for ways to protect crops as gopher population rises City officials want to ensure residents take precautions to avoid areas targeted for application, particularly with children ...

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 ...

Recent calls for the reintroduction of the banned substance strychnine to help with “gopher problems” prompted the Shaunavon Standard to seek out pest control expert Dr. James Tansey, provincial ...

Snails and slugs are repelled by copper. Copper foil or screen wrapped around planting boxes or trunks prevents them from crossing. UC Regents I may have offended a few people last month when I ...

Extension offices can expect to receive specific questions depending on the time of year. In addition to crops, trees and gardens, one of the topics brought up every spring often regards gophers. More ...

The Canyon County Pest Control District pays a $1-per-tail bounty for gopher tails delivered to the district office in Caldwell, Idaho. The district also will provide a trapper for small lots at $20 ...

A Richardson's ground squirrel in Calgary's Fish Creek Provincial Park. The province is calling for the federal government to reverse a ban on strychnine to allow for better control of the rodent's ...

While he might be the mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, gophers don’t get a lot of love in Saskatchewan. The City of Regina said the annual gopher control program will begin this week. “An ...