Dr. Roger Baldwin (UCCE Specialist in Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution) discusses orchard management of pocket gophers, including control options and timing based on environmental conditions and reproductive cycles.
Resource links:
UC IPM notes on pocket gophers
UC ANR video on how to set gopher traps
Vertebrate Pest Control Handbook Chapter on Controlling Pocket Gophers
Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.
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