Around New Mexico
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local gopher information
Gopher control in New Mexico
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Gophers in New Mexico: 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 New Mexico: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which gophers actually live in New Mexico, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Gopher species recorded in New Mexico
- Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) — Most widespread of California's five species; also in disjunct southwest Oregon populations.
- Desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) — Rio Grande valley.
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher (Pappogeomys castanops) — Southern High Plains.
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: Pocket Gophers; Pest Notes: Pocket Gophers. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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