“The traps are different and so are the baits you would use.” Moles, voles and gophers all create tunnels and are active underground, but what they eat and the damage they cause varies.

While mole traps are set on top of the ground, to set gopher traps one must dig down to the tunnel, which may be at a depth of a foot or more. Usually two traps at a time are set, one at each end ...

The easier-to-set cinch trap is sold through Gophers Limited (www.gopherslimited.com or (831) 336-2852). Thomas Wittman of Gophers Limited, who was interviewed in a Home&Garden story last year by ...

— L.S. Pocket gophers leave mounds of dirt, and moles leave raised dirt above their underground tunnels. The mounds tell you that your issue is pocket gophers.

“The traps are different and so are the baits you would use.” Moles, voles and gophers all create tunnels and are active underground, but what they eat and the damage they cause varies.

"The traps are different and so are the baits you would use." Moles, voles and gophers all create tunnels and are active underground, but what they eat and the damage they cause varies.

Trapping and applying bait deep in the tunnel are common methods of ridding your garden of gophers. A wire basket surrounding newly planted trees or shrubs will protect the roots from these pests.

First, if you have holes in your yard, don’t blame moles. “Moles do not make holes in the ground,” says Roger Dickens, a ...

For in-person help in dealing with these critters (including a demonstration on exactly how to set a gopher trap), attend our free workshop on gophers, moles and voles Oct. 9 — part of the ...

For California gophers, you’ll want to buy the small-size Cinch trap, which has a 2.25-inch jaw opening. This will ensure the trap will fit into the smaller runway tunnels common to this type of ...

Gopher guns sold in the 1930s and '40s were designed to stand above or be placed inside a gopher's tunnel, and blast away at a touch. Given the hazard to farm dogs and children, this type of trap ...