DEAR JOAN: Tell us what the gophers do with all the dirt when they make a tunnel. It can be more than 30 feet long but there is only a very small mound on top of the ground. I live where the soil is a ...

Missing plants and lawn tunnels surrounded by a crescent of dirt can be a sign of gophers. Here’s what to do. zhuclear / Getty Images North America has about 40 species of gophers or “pocket gophers,” ...

Pocket gophers that invade yards are destructive pests. They damage and kill a variety of edible plants when they feed on roots, bulbs and other underground plant tissues. Gophers also gnaw on plastic ...