The situation
A Mission Viejo homeowner had active gophers damaging the lawn and landscaping. Gophers reinvade from surrounding areas, so a one-time knockdown usually isn’t enough in South OC — the pressure keeps coming, which is exactly why an ongoing program made sense here.
What we did
- Assessment — evaluated the active gopher pressure across the yard.
- Targeted trapping — cleared the active gophers using proper trapping methods.
- Maintenance program — set up an ongoing service schedule to monitor for new activity and knock out reinvaders before they can tear the yard back up.
How we handle gopher control calls in Mission Viejo
Photos are from our own crews on real jobs across Orange County and Los Angeles — never stock. We run these same steps on every Mission Viejo call.
Why a maintenance program wins with gophers
Gophers are relentless reinvaders. You can clear a yard today and have new ones tunneling in from a neighbor’s property next month. A maintenance program is what keeps the yard consistently protected.
The result
The yard’s gopher problem was brought under control, and with the ongoing program in place, it stays that way — protected landscaping and no more surprise mounds.
Gophers tearing up your Mission Viejo yard?
Ask about our gopher control and ongoing maintenance programs. Call (949) 304-5445 or email [email protected] for a free gopher assessment in Mission Viejo.
Serving Mission Viejo and all of Orange County & LA County. Learn more about our wildlife & pest control in Mission Viejo, or call (949) 304-5445 for a free inspection.
OUR METHOD
No rodenticides. No baits, powders, or treated devices.
We work with live traps and exclusion only — on every job, every time. That eliminates the secondary-poisoning pathway that kills owls, hawks, and the pets that eat poisoned rodents. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Trapping License TP-10188.
Book a free inspection
Pick an arrival window and it goes straight onto our schedule. You get a written report of what we found either way — and if you don’t have a problem worth paying to fix, we’ll tell you that.
No payment is taken to book an inspection. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Trapping License TP-10188.