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Local gopher information
Gopher control in Maine
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Gophers in Maine: what to know
What to note
Where you see gophers, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Gophers in Maine: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which gophers actually live in Maine, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
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Pocket gophers in Maine
Maine has 56 species of wild mammals currently living within its borders and no pocket gopher is among them; the only mole in the state species accounts is the star-nosed mole.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife56
Maine wild mammal species
The small-mammal accounts run to shrews, voles, mice, squirrels, woodchuck and the star-nosed mole.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeStar-nosed mole
The state's tunneling mammal
It works wet soils near marshes, streams and wet meadows, making shallow summer tunnels and deeper winter ones.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeWhen gophers are busiest in Maine
Star-nosed mole tunnels shallow in summer and deep in winter.
No pocket gophers occur in Maine.
Rules that apply in Maine
For context, nationally
- 14 species in 3 genera (Thomomys, Geomys, Pappogeomys) — Pocket gopher species in the U.S.. Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
- 200 to 2,000 square feet — Botta's pocket gopher burrow system. UC IPM (University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Sources: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management; UC IPM (University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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