Top: mole mound, notice how soil is just pushed up.
Bottom: The soil is in small granules because it was stored in the gopher's pockets to be hauled out of the tunnel. Four inches out from the v shape at the top of the photo is where you should inject the Go Die Gopher bait.
The other day I watched a neighbor with gopher mounds in abundance in his otherwise beautiful yard as he was digging to place smoke bombs in the ground in hopes to stop the damage being caused by a Gopher. Gophers are not social animals and one of these rodents can ruin a garden with no help at all. The have the ability to dig 40 feet of tunnel in one night. Seldom is there ever more than one adult in a normal size city lot. They are very territorial and will not tolerate company.
Smoke Bombs are seldom effective in the fight against Gophers. The structure of their burrows provide them with protection from the poison smoke which is lighter than air and is always moving in an upward direction.
Poison Peanuts are also very ineffective in killing the Gophers as is the pellets sold to kill both Gophers and moles. Many a dollar has been waisted buying products that just plain don't work.
Go Die Gopher bait is one product that really works against the Gophers and Voles that eat the roots of your roses. It is a seed that is coated with a very effective poison that is also infused with an alluring smell that attracts the rodents. One application done the correct way will rid your garden of the rodents for several months depending on the amount of moisture that is available to decay the dead rodent. The tunnel is safe from being re-occupied as long as the remains are decaying in the tunnel. This is the same reason why traps are not a good way of ridding your garden of Gophers and Voles. Yes they do catch the critters when they are used properly but an empty tunnel is just an invitation for a new tenet to move in.
Go Die Gopher is available here at Roses inc. Tulsa. We also sell a very handy application tool to make the job much easier. Call or come by for the products and advise you need to be successful at ridding your garden of these destructive pest.
