Mountain View, CA
Professional Gopher, Mole, & Vole Control in Mountain View
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Mountain View is a huge technological hub in California but it also offers beautiful views of the Santa Cruz Mountains and some great settings for outdoor recreation. Gophers, moles, and voles are native to the area so you will often see them active in open areas like parks but it is also very common for them to move into our nice irrigated landscapes. Let us help you protect your valuable yards and gardens!
Gopher Control
Gophers are underground pests that leave behind crescent shaped piles of dirt and eat plants from the root up.
Mole Control
Similar to gophers, moles are burrowing animals that will leave behind pushed up mounds of dirt. However, they are carnivorous so they will not eat your plants! They leave behind volcanic shaped mounds and will often push up dirt along the edges of sidewalks, stone paths, and other hard borders.
Vole Control
Voles are small meadow mice that often take over old gopher/mole tunnels, they are herbivores so plant loss is a common sign of these pests. They leave behind small open holes and little trails in grassy areas.
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FAQs
How can I tell if yard damage in Mountain View is caused by gophers?
There are lots of little critters that can cause issues in our yards here in California so it can be difficult to tell exactly what is in your yard sometimes! The signs to look for with gophers are those pushed up piles of dirt, no big open holes, and plants declining or disappearing. You can read a little more about gophers in our blog post!
What risks do burrowing rodents pose to landscaping?
The biggest risks that specifically gophers and voles pose to your landscape is the loss of your plants. Both of these critters exclusively eat plants and gophers especially are known to take out entire plants within days! Not only is this costly but it’s also very frustrating watching a garden you’ve put so much time and effort into get gobbled up by these little rodents.
Gophers and moles can also disrupt and damage underground irrigation or smaller electrical lines as well while they’re tunnelling. Their tunnels can also impact the integrity of your lawn by making the soil below unstable and either eating or damaging the roots of the grass.
Can professional control help prevent future infestations?
You’ll see us say this a lot on our website and when you talk to us but there is no way to 100% guaranteed way to prevent new critters from coming into your landscape. However, with ongoing maintenance we can help manage activity as it appears. As part of our Ongoing Gopher, Mole, and Vole Control Program we also can apply gopher bait in any nearby open space (when accessible) during the winter months to help reduce the gopher population in your area come breeding season. However, there is no way to completely eradicate them from the state.