How to Protect Grapes from Animals: A Complete Guide for California Vineyards
Ground squirrels and gophers can be terrible for vineyards. That’s bad news for California, where workers harvested about 3,632 thousand tons of wine grapes from vineyards in 2021 alone. Unfortunately, California ground squirrels and other animals can decimate a wine crop in days. Here at Smith’s Pest Management, we specialize in safeguarding San Francisco Bay Area vineyards from animals. In
California Limits the Use of Carbon Monoxide to Control Burrowing Pests
Recently, California introduced a bill that strictly limits the use of carbon monoxide to control burrowing pests like rats, gophers, and ground squirrels. While this law was put in place to protect people and non-target species, it has the potential to represent a major change for California homeowners and business owners. After all, carbon monoxide was an effective, humane, and
How to Get Rid of Ground Squirrels: A Complete Guide
Ground squirrels can quickly destroy gardens and yards, leaving behind unsightly burrows. Here at Smith’s Pest Management, we help homeowners in California keep these pests away for good. In this blog, we share our professional ground squirrel control tips so you can quickly reclaim your yard. Lethal Methods Method How it Works Pros and Cons Lethal Traps Generally speaking, trapping
5 Best Ground Squirrel Control Companies in the San Francisco Bay Area [2025]
If you’ve got ground squirrels on your Bay Area property, you need to partner with a best-in-class pest company to remove them. The only problem is that finding such a company can be easier said than done. After all, there are so many options out there, and sifting through them can get confusing. Fortunately, we’ve done the research for you.