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Black Knight Termite and Pest Control owners have been residing in and serving the Temecula and Murrieta area for over 20 years.  Their goal is to provide customers with the best quality service through their expertise and professionalism.  They are committed to providing on-time service, competitive rates and thorough inspection

How to Prevent Gophers

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How to Prevent Gophers

Megan Pinneo

Gopher Control and Prevention Tips from Professionals 

Get the best gopher control advice from the leading pest professionals at Black Knight Pest Control, backed by over 20 years of experience. 

Cities surrounding Temecula, such as Hemet and Murrieta see a fair share of gopher activity. While the gopher themselves may keep out of view, their unsightly gopher damage is apparent for all to see. So what can you do to help prevent gophers from destroying your property?

Black Knight Pest Control’s Gopher Division has some simple gopher prevention tips that you can apply today! 

Gopher Control Tips

How to keep gophers off your property. 

  • Gophers DO NOT like the sent of peppermint. Apply a few drops peppermint oil on cotton balls, and place them in tunnel entrances.

  • Bury a wire mesh screen in a trench around your garden.

  • Try using pot for plants.

  • Lavender, rosemary, and salvia are disliked by gophers, planting them could help keep them at bay.

  • Call a Gopher Control Professional. Gophers are difficult to get rid of completely on your own, and often come back. Getting the help of a local gopher defense team would be in your best interest, and most proven effective.


Black Knight Pest Control has a Guaranteed Gopher Control Service.

Service to Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Temecula Valley and more.

Gopher Control is a popular topic among Hemet, Temecula, and Riverside residents, mostly because the amount of open fields in the area. Temecula’s Wine Country sees their fair share of gophers which can prove to be highly problematic for the vineyards. Black Knight’s Gopher Defense Team has all the tools necessary as well as the knowledge to handle large agricultural properties such as wineries. Having all the permitted licenses to service all, residential, commercial, and agricultural properties all over Riverside and San Diego County.

Your property does not have to look like this. Call Black Knight Gopher Control 951.694.8100

Your property does not have to look like this. Call Black Knight Gopher Control 951.694.8100