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Gopher Gimmicks Don’t Work

We get a lot of feedback from folks on the things they hear about how to get rid of gophers. I’m here to tell you that gopher gimmicks don’t work and why. List Of Common Gopher Gimmicks: Chewing gum Chocolate Laxative Cat poop Animal Urine High frequency noise emitters …and the list goes on. Here is why these gopher gimmicks don’t

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Gophers Blamed For Injury To Schoolgirl In Fremont, CA

A young lady playing on the sports fields at Thornton High School in Fremont fell while running on a field heavily infested with gophers. Witnesses said it looked as though she fell because she tripped over a gopher pile or stepped in a gopher hole. Her family fears that she may not be able to play sports again due to the severe

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Ground Squirrel Poison As An Alternative To Trapping

When ground squirrels have taken over, poison can be an effective method for rapid population reduction. When the ground squirrels are under control, non-toxic control can resume. Smith’s non-toxic ground squirrel trapping is best for the environment, but it can be prohibitively expensive when dealing with dozens or even hundreds of ground squirrels. The CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation has strict rules on how

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3 Reasons Gophers Get Into Bay Area Yards

You’ve spent years cultivating your backyard paradise. It’s finally just the way you’ve always envisioned it. You can’t wait to spend time enjoying the lovely space that you’ve put so much hard work into. But what if it all gets ruined by cute, furry, and quite destructive gophers? The following are three reasons gophers get into San Francisco yards and what

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