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.

OVERTON -- Gophers can be a nuisance to hay and livestock producers, and springtime is a good time to address them, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Gopher burrowing can cause ...

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

If you offer it, they will come, and come they did to a March workshop on gopher control. So many people came, in fact, that dozens had to be turned away. As a result, the UC Santa Cruz Farm is ...

I may have offended a few people last month when I suggested only lethal forms of gopher control rather than subtler, more tolerant methods.