Punxatawney Phil re- treated from his shadow on Gobbler’s Knob, predicting a late spring. That was more than two weeks ago, and we are still waiting for a late rainy season to start. Regardless, ...

The Canyon County pest control district has declared one rodent a pest worth trapping: the pocket gopher. Gopher trapper and Canyon County Gopher Control supervisor Jim Martell said he sets most traps ...

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 ...

As an independent businessman, Steve Salas has but one goal: to build a better gopher trap. That means more of the old-fashioned kind. Although there are now electronic gopher traps on the market, ...

The Canyon County pest control district has declared one rodent a pest worth trapping: the pocket gopher. Gopher trapper and Canyon County Gopher Control supervisor Jim Martell said he sets most traps ...

LOS GATOS, Calif.—Companies that resist change don’t tend to last long in the caldron of innovation called Silicon Valley. Then there’s the Z.A. Macabee Gopher Trap Co.

Lori Dunkel spotted a dirt mound in her yard last fall. Next to it was another mound, and another one next to that. “Wow, this is getting worse,” Dunkel recalled telling herself. It was October, she ...

Gophers can be a serious threat in home gardens. They have a nasty reputation for pulling entire plants down from their roots and eating them. Even if your plants haven't been pulled underground, you ...