Animal Control
Animal Control at Gopher Stop is the work that isn't all about gophers. Moles pushing ridges through a fescue lawn in Redlands. Mosquitoes breeding in a wine country pond behind a Temecula tract. Different animals, same crew, same license. Gopher and wildlife work carries our 60 day service warranty and stays poison free. Mole work uses a different method, covered below. Same-day service most days. If it isn't gophers and it isn't ground squirrels, this is the page. For gopher work, our full pricing is posted openly. Read below, or call and we'll tell you honestly what you're dealing with.
Mole Removal
Mole work is a different animal than gopher work, and homeowners in the Inland Empire run into it more than they expect. Moles push those surface ridges that snake across the lawn overnight, usually after a wet week when the soil goes soft. In Redlands and Loma Linda we see them tunnel through fescue looking for grubs and earthworms. Mole Removal for us starts with reading which ridges are active in the last 48 hours, since moles abandon feeding runs constantly. From there we use a targeted poison bait application, not trapping. It's a different method than our gopher work, and it doesn't carry the same 60 day service warranty.
Wildlife Removal
Gopher control is what we do all day, every day, but occasionally a homeowner in the Inland Empire or Temecula Valley calls us about a different nuisance critter that has moved onto the property. A squirrel colony burrowing under a patio in Redlands. An opossum den under a Temecula deck. A raccoon tipping over cans in a Corona backyard. When the call comes in and we're already in the area on gopher work, we'll help. It's an add-on service, not a primary offering, and we're honest about that. If the animal is something we don't handle, or the job needs a specialist, we'll say so and point you to the right person. When we do take it on, the standard is the same. Licensed under California DPR 45065, poison free on residential work, and done clean. Trapped, removed, and the entry point identified so the next animal doesn't walk straight back in. No ongoing contract, just the one job finished right.
Mosquito Control
Mosquito pressure in our two regions is a standing-water problem before it's a spraying problem. The Inland Empire picks up mosquitoes off the Santa Ana bottoms, HOA retention basins, and the koi ponds in older Riverside neighborhoods. The Temecula Valley picks them up off vineyard drip catch, wine country ponds, and the greenbelt culverts behind a lot of Murrieta and Menifee tracts. Real Mosquito Control walks the property first and flags the source. Bird baths, plant saucers, tarps holding rainwater, a clogged French drain, the low spot in the side yard that stays wet three days after irrigation. Then we treat the breeding sites and the resting harborage where adults hide during the day. On residential mosquito work the poison free policy is the same one we hold to on residential gopher work. What goes on the property is targeted, labeled, and applied by a licensed tech.