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Five generations of hands-on research, trapping expertise, and a single mission: eliminate pocket gophers the right way — the only way that actually works.
Trapping is acknowledged, by the U.S. Federal Government for over 100 years,
as the most effective method for permanently eliminating pocket gophers.
We have spent nearly 60 years — every single day — working directly with Arizona pocket gophers on our own land and across the state and nation. We know how they tunnel, how deep, how far, how often they breed, how large their litters are, how they push and remove dirt, how they den beneath buildings, enter homes through plumbing chases, and create biohazard conditions inside walls and under bathtubs. This is not textbook knowledge. It is a lifetime of field research that no certification program teaches — outside of our own.
Our competitors are handed a study manual that mentions the word "gopher" twice — once noting it is an herbivore, once that it eats plants. They are not taught tunnel behavior, breeding cycles, colony structure, health & safety, or species-specific removal. Instead, gophers are lumped into the generic category of "rodent," which authorizes the use of deadly products designed and labeled for omnivores — an entirely different species. Those products do not work on pocket gophers. The manufacturer's EPA labeling confirms this. By using these products on an herbivore, outside of the EPA label, they are in violation of federal law.
A critical public safety issue: Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gases are being forced into pocket gopher tunnel systems by applicators who have no training in gopher tunnel architecture and — to our knowledge — not one holds OSHA certification for the safe use of these deadly gases. The EPA explicitly states these gases "must not be used within 100 feet of any structure where living beings are present or will return to" — because concrete is porous and gophers tunnel under homes following pipes. Yet some are advising customers it is safe to remain inside their homes during treatment. It is not.
We have already completed the research so you don't have to. Poisons, baits, water, gum, noise devices, vibration stakes, concrete barriers, chicken wire, rabbit fencing — none eliminates pocket gophers. Trapping does. Every time. Tens of thousands of farmers confirmed this through documented studies from the 1920s to the 1970s. We were part of that work.
Our mission has never changed in five generations: trap them quickly, don't make them suffer, don't harm other species, leave the property better than we found it — and give clients the honest facts so they don't waste their time, money, or patience on solutions that will never work.
"To kill all the gophers is business suicide, and that makes you pretty stupid!"
— Jack Root, Director, Arizona Structural Pest Control Commission
"I would rather tell the truth and have my integrity in place, helping people, than ripping them off. Jack, if I had two people from every household in America fully trained by me and trapping, we wouldn't make a dent in the population in twenty years — thanks to you and your industry. We nearly had them wiped out in the 1960s. We all worked hard to trap them out of existence, to protect the farms, ditches, roads and canals. But your industry saw an easy way to profit by lying to the public, calling them rodents so those you license can use pretty much anything and get away with it — while allowing the destruction to continue, encouraging breeding, and selling useless products and services. And that makes you and everyone in this industry corrupt, especially when you still refuse to teach any of them what a gopher is or the only true method of killing them — which you know is federally stated." — Sandra Seino, Founder · The Gopher Getters LLC · Est. 1966
Jack Root had originally encouraged Sandy's work, telling her she needed no license — "Come on board, go kill 'em all!" He was a good man and a friend. He passed away March 11, 2009. The regulatory retaliation against The Gopher Getters began under his successor.
Text your name, address, and phone number to 480-489-1729 and we will call you back within minutes.
Our ringers remain off while trapping for safety reasons. Texting is always the fastest path to a callback.
Our pages feature videos and photos of gopher problems we handle — including gophers found inside home walls, beneath bathtubs, and the serious health situations they create. Search The Gopher Getters to find us.
Our mission has never changed in five generations —
trap them quickly, don't make them suffer, don't harm other species,
leave the property better than we found it.
Gophers under your pool, inside your walls, destroying your landscaping. We find every active tunnel, set traps, and clear your property. You see the proof every time.
Learn More →Land developers, property management, shopping centers, airports. Gopher tunnels create serious injury liability. We eliminate the population and train your staff.
Learn More →California and Arizona farms, orchards, vineyards, dairies. Large-scale elimination and staff training available. One call can protect your entire season.
Learn More →Parks, highways, airports, military bases, canals, levees. State vendor. We protect public property and eliminate legal liability from tunnel collapse injuries.
Learn More →Stop losing accounts to damage you didn't cause. Partner with us — refer your customers and we will pay you for every referral that becomes a service.
Learn More →The only certified pocket gopher trapping curriculum in the United States. Train your workforce or yourself. Payment plans available — don't let money stop you.
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They don't stop at your lawn —
gophers follow pipes into your foundation, your walls, and your home.
We've documented it all.
Two young girls in Utah were killed when a pest control company applied bait products to a gopher-infested property. Pocket gophers are strict herbivores — the product was never going to work. It killed children instead. Any company recommending gas or bait for pocket gophers is operating in violation of EPA labeling and putting your family at risk.
The Gopher Getters® is a registered trademark. Individuals using our name, images, and content without authorization are being actively pursued. Every legitimate Gopher Getters representative carries PRO-CERT certification. The Gopher Getters LLC is a woman-owned company. The owner is Sandra Seino.
Free phone consultations. If you take our service, the inspection cost is rolled in. Don't wait — gopher populations double every thirty days.
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