Moles and gophers are recognized pests in the landscape and can cause significant damage but in different ways. Likewise, the suggestions for control of the two are similar but different.

Moles, voles and gophers all create tunnels and are active underground, but what they eat and the damage they cause varies.

Although the signs produced by each mammal is different you can usually use similar control methods to eliminate them. For voles, place from three to five mole and gopher bait pellets into each hole.

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Many other products are sold for mole control that have not been proven to be effective. Control of moles and gophers is complicated but effective.

Gophers are herbivores, eating a wide range of plant material. Gopher mounds (more horseshoe shaped) are easily confused with mole mounds (circular). Gophers are difficult to control.

So, to get rid of the unwanted gophers, James uses the castor oil granules. Keep in mind that castor oil products don't actually harm moles or gophers, they simply send them scurrying elsewhere.

What’s the difference between moles and gophers? Here’s how to tell which of the creatures are digging up your yard — and what to do about them.