Gopher Pest Control

How to get rid of Gophers

Gophers are destructive! They ruin the most attractive lawns and landscaping.

If you want to know how to get rid of Gophers, then you have come to the right place.  The Gopherman, a division of Kastle Kare is expert at Gopher Control and Eradication.

The Gopherman has been providing this very important service for homeowners and property owners in Ventura County, Los Angeles County, and Santa Barbara County for over 15 years.

The problem with gophers

The problem with gophers is that we can kill them, but usually more will come back.  To keep your landscape free from  gophers, we must safely eradicate them from your premises, then prevent them from coming back.  We address this issue for our clients by providing a very thorough removal of all live gophers from your property.  Then, we offer a routine service where we come by on our route periodically to treat your property.

How do we eliminate Gophers?

We specialize in gopher and rodent control using the most effective, yet safe, methods on the market. Each employee at Kastle Kare is licensed by the state of California to use restricted materials, as well as registered with the county to engage in pest control for hire.

For gopher eradication, we use a chemical called Fumitoxin. It is a restricted material that is in a pellet form but when mixed with moisture dissolves and turns into an aluminum phosphine gas. This gas will travel throughout the tunnel system, killing the gopher in the tunnel system. The chemical usually takes about twelve hours to activate and within about seventy-two hours the whole process is done. The gas will only work in a sealed tunnel system so there is no danger of harming humans or other animals. There is no after kill, which protects other animals that might eat the gopher if by chance it should come out of the tunnel system. Also, there is no residual poisoning from fumitoxin, which eliminates the possibility of unnecessary poisoning to other animals.

Our services include an initial service, which consists of coming out to the site and treating all gopher activity. There is a thirty-day and ninety percent control guarantee on all treated areas.  The reason for the thirty day guarantee is that we can get rid of the existing gophers but there is no way to prevent new gophers from coming back, either through new tunnels or through existing tunnel systems. In addition to our initial service, we recommend a monthly service, which consists of two visits per month. This helps to ensure that any new activity is treated before it has a chance to destroy the landscape. In these service visits, we are scheduled to come out every other week and walk the entire property and treat any activity. This is all included in the price of the monthly service.

Should you choose to use us, there are no time restriction to your contract. If at any time you are satisfied, or dissatisfied for that matter, you may choose to cancel your service.