Walker Gopher Control

The gophers have been busy and so have we. Give us a call to get on the schedule.

DID YOU KNOW???
Quick Gopher Facts:
*Solitary rodents that live one animal to a burrow system.
*Burrow systems are kept closed with holes plugged by the gopher.
*Gophers eat plant roots, especially alfalfa roots, damaging or killing the plants.
*Gophers do not hibernate and are active year round. Mound building is most active in the spring and fall as well as after sprinkler irrigation.
*Burrow systems are usually two tiered; that is subsurface burrows that lead to the mound or the surface for shallow root feeding. A lower burrow or lateral is from six inches to twelve inches deep (or deeper) and connects mounds and feeding laterals.
*A single burrow system can be 600 lineal feet and have 100 cubic feet of air space to fill with fumigant.
*In ideal conditions, gophers can have three litters a year with 2 to 6 pups per litter.
*Sprinkler irrigation provides ideal conditions for gophers.
*Gopher infestations can have 100 rodents or more per acre
*Flooding can reduce gopher infestations, but if the gophers are not killed at the time of flooding, with shovels etc, they will continue to multiply and cause damage.