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Local gopher information
Gopher control in Vermont
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Gophers in Vermont: 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 Vermont: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which gophers actually live in Vermont, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
None
Pocket gophers in Vermont
The Natural Heritage Inventory list of mammals known to regularly occur in Vermont contains no pocket gopher; the only moles are the star-nosed mole and the hairy-tailed mole.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department2: star-nosed mole (ranked S5) and hairy-tailed mole (ranked S4, a Species of Greatest Conservation Need)
Mole species in Vermont
Vermont does not even have the eastern mole of southern New England, let alone a gopher.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife DepartmentVoles, jumping mice, woodchuck and porcupine; no Geomyidae in the state list
Burrowing rodents present instead
Vermont lawn tunneling is mole or vole work.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife DepartmentWhen gophers are busiest in Vermont
Mole and vole tunneling shows up at snowmelt and again in wet fall soil.
No pocket gophers occur in Vermont.
Rules that apply in Vermont
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: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department; 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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