I have been bombarded with questions about moles, voles, and pocket gophers lately. Identifying which mammal is causing damage seems to be a major problem among lawn owners. Therefore I will try ...

Gophers are in search of green things to eat. They prefer to dine on the roots of trees, grasses, seeds, leaves, tubers and bulbs. We call them gophers, but technically, they are pocket gophers.