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The Pocket Gophers
in Los Angeles County vary greatly in size. In some parts, they
are the size and length of your thumb and yet in others,
the size of a baseball and up to 8" long.
Pocket Gophers such as this one, cause major havoc and
drive us MAD! But don't fear, we can help rid your lawn or hillsides
of these pesky Gophers
How to tell the Difference
between a LA Gopher and a LA Mole?:
The LA Gopher as shown
in the picture above is known as a Ca Pocket Gopher. Even though
these Gophers are from LA, they do not wear Guess Jeans. The
pockets are actually outside the gophers mouth. One on each
side in fact. They stuff these each time they go up to the surface
to feed, then take the food back to their "pantry", and empty
them out. Its kind of like a storage facility in their underground
tunnels.
LA Pocket Gophers are are
often confused with the Los Angeles Mole. Both are quickly
becoming stars in their own minds. The coloring on a gopher
can run from light tan to dark brown, and are very cute to look
at. Gophers are ever so dangerous to mess with. These
guys will bite you if they get a chance.
LA Gophers can tunnel
as little as a couple of inches to several feet down.
Gophers create large
mounds of dirt on top of the soil
like the picture up above.
Gophers leave large
voids in the ground, so that when you step on them, you fall
into their holes, or tunnels.
Mole Control Los Angeles
 
Los Angeles
Moles Control- Mole TracksThe Moles
(Scapanus spp.)
in Los Angeles County are small, insect-eating mammals.
Moles live almost entirely underground
in a vast network of interconnecting tunnels.
They frequently create shallow
tunnels just below the surface where they capture worms,
insects, and other invertebrates.
They can eat some roots, bulbs, and other plant material,
but generally the greatest problem caused by moles is their
burrowing, which dislodges plants and dries out their roots.
In lawn areas, the mounds and ridges resulting from their burrowing
are unsightly and disfiguring.
BIOLOGY
AND BEHAVIOR:
Moles have cylindrical
bodies with slender, pointed snouts, and short, bare, or sparsely
haired tails. Their limbs are short and spade like. Their eyes
are poorly developed and their ears are not visible. The fur
is short, dense, and velvety. Moles have one litter of
three or four young during early spring.
Mounds and surface
runways are obvious indicators of the presence of moles.
The mounds are formed when moles push soil up to the surface
from underground runways. The excavated soil may be in small
chunks, and single mounds often appear in a line over the runway
connecting them.
Surface feeding burrows appear as
ridges that the mole pushes up
by forcing its way through the soil. Some of the surface runways
are temporary. More permanent tunnels are deeper underground
and are usually about 2 inches in diameter and 8 to 12 inches
below the surface. Moles are active throughout
the year, although surface activity slows or is absent during
periods of extreme cold, heat, or drought.
Moles such as this
one, cause major havoc and drive us MAD! But don't fear, we
can help rid your lawn or hillsides of these pesky Critters.
Damage:
Moles dislodge turf
grass plants as they push up through the soil from just
below ground level looking for worms, insects, and other invertebrates.
Surface feeding burrows appear as ridges.
The mounds formed by moles are pushed
up from an open center hole. The soil may be in chunks, and
single mounds often appear in a line over the runway connecting
them.
Prevention and management:
Trapping is the most
dependable method of controlling moles. Various mole
traps are available at hardware stores or nurseries. Traps are
generally set straddling or encircling the runway. Before setting
traps, determine which runways are in current use. Moles dig
a system of deep tunnels as well as a network of surface runs
that may only be temporary. To determine which ones are active,
stamp down short sections of surface runways and observe daily
for signs of activity. Set traps at least 18 inches from a mound
and only in runways used daily. Deeper tunnels can be located
with a probe.
At “SPEEDY ANIMAL CONTROL” we can quickly
eliminate the offending Gophers and Moles in Los Angeles - LA,
and all nearby cities and counties. All Gopher Pest Control
is done in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
In order to prevent Erosion,
Broken ankles, and massive landscape damage, removal of these
Gophers must be done.
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or "TEXT"
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LA Gopher Control Professionals us put a smile on your face
today.
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Control works hard to bring peace of mind to both our customers
and wildlife. Our Los Angeles - LA Gopher
Pest Control and Removal Program is TOP NOTCH!
We also
perform other kinds of trapping services from animal control
and removal to animal exclusions, repairs and odor removal.
Our Damage Control Specialists cover most cities and counties
from the Tijuana Border to Hollywood and beyond.
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