Q: I have been unsuccessful in getting rid of gophers from my lawn. I have tried poison (rejected back to the surface), flooding the tunnels (only softens the ground for ease of tunneling), and a ...

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The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

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 ...

Q: I moved from the Bay Area to the coast of Oregon. The weather patterns are similar, though a bit cooler and rainier, so your plant guides work well here. I still visit my mother in the Bay Area, ...

The Logan County extension service will be hosting a workshop on identifying and trapping gophers and moles on Tuesday, June 20 at 9 a.m. The training will be held at the Sullivan farm at Paint Rock ...

It’s an exasperating experience. You go to the nursery, pick out a flowering plant, shrub or tree and bring it home only to have some critter damage or destroy it within the first week. Pests cause ...

CORVALLIS – Spring brings buds and blooms, but it also brings moles, voles and gophers. The small mammals take gardeners to their knees to peer down tunnels, set traps and toss in everything from ...

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 ...

Action underground is triggered by moist soil. Moles and gophers are busy at work this time of year. With a little careful observation, you can identify the creature that is raising havoc under your ...