Posts Tagged: rodent

Got Gophers?

Gophers are well-known and certainly unwelcome pests in landscapes, gardens, lawns, and athletic turf. More correctly called pocket gophers, these rodents mostly remain hidden underground in tunnels and feed on plants from below, sometimes pulling whole...

Adult pocket gopher peeking out of a burrow entrance. [Credit: T. Chalmers]

Adult pocket gopher peeking out of a burrow entrance. [Credit: T. Chalmers]

Characteristic crescent-shaped mound and plugged burrow opening of a pocket gopher. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]

Characteristic crescent-shaped mound and plugged burrow opening of a pocket gopher. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]

Ground Squirrels: Furry Foes

  Although they're small, cute, and furry, ground squirrels can be a real pest for California residents and gardeners. Found throughout California, burrowing ground squirrels cause damage to landscapes and structures while feeding on ornamental or...

Investigating the Pathways of Rodenticide Movement in Urban Wildlife

Rodenticides continue to come under scrutiny in California due to issues surrounding the potential for nontarget injury to wildlife and pets. While California already has the strictest rodenticide laws and regulations in the country, there have been...

West Coast Rodent Academy Trains Pest Management Professionals

[From the May 2017 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] The West Coast Rodent Academy (WCRA) is a three-day intensive educational workshop hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension in association with the Pest Control Operators of...

West Coast Rodent Academy Workgroup [K. Willingham]

West Coast Rodent Academy Workgroup [K. Willingham]

Professionals Get Hands-On Rodent Training

In October 2016, the University of California Cooperative Extension, Orange County, in association with the Pest Control Operators of California, Target Specialty Products, and Univar, hosted a three-day West Coast Rodent Academy for pest management...

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

Participants at West Coast Rodent Academy.

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