It's important to work on blocking, trapping or poisoning gophers quickly to minimize further damage. Some other widely advertised gopher control methods are largely ineffective.

What makes this misidentification an issue is that there are species-specific control methods for both pocket gophers and ground squirrels, one of which is the use of strychnine.

Pocket gophers are burrowing rodents, which live almost entirely underground. They are well adapted to their underground existence, with stout forelegs and strong, curved claws for digging.

I have found that the best method of gopher control is simply asking them to move. You can do this by pouring a foul-smelling liquid into their tunnel system.

Its ease and efficiency make nontoxic gopher control viable even for farmers with large acreages and for homeowner associations with extensive landscaping.

NAMPA — The Canyon County pest control district has declared one rodent a pest worth trapping: the pocket gopher.

Learn how to get gopher problems under control at a workshop Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz Farm.

Conservative Agriculture Critic John Barlow and Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie are calling on the ...