Your Guide to Saying "Good Riddance!" to Gophers

YOUR GUIDE TO SAYING "GOOD RIDDANCE!" TO GOPHERS GETTING TO KNOW GOPHERS BURROWS CAN COVER 200-2,000 BURROWING RODENTS SQUARE FEET Also called pocket gophers Range from 6 inches- 6 feet deep GENERALLY 6-10 inches long 5 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA Botta's pocket gopher most common 1) CAN BE ACTIVE DAY OR NIGHT ACTIVE YEAR- ROUND GOT GOPHERS? KNOW THE SIGNS FAN-SHAPED CHEWED VISIBLE dirt mounds LEAVES tunnels under dirt WHY SEND GOPHERS PACKING? Gophers can cause massive landscape destruction Gophers may ruin food and flower gardens Gopher tunnels lead to soil erosion COPING WITH A GOPHER GLUT? WHY YOU DIY treatment is SHOULD CALL ineffective with only THE PROS temporary results THE PROS WILL.. BAIT and gas for gophers DETERMINE if you have multiple gophers so all are removed HELP with future prevention INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY GOPHER PATROL www.gopherelimination.com Sources: http://www.ehow.com/how_7397465_signs-gopher-tunnel-under-garden_.html http://www.hgtv.com/landscaping/no-more-gophers-or-moles/index.html http://www.volecontrol.com/gophers.html http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7433.html %3D