ZUMBRO FALLS — Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with saying, "Build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door." If that is the case, then Ken Sprick, 79, of Zumbro Falls might ...

‘I am getting these mounds of dirt in my yard. Something must be digging. Do I have moles, and if so, how do I get rid of them?” — L.S. Pocket gophers leave mounds of dirt, and moles leave raised dirt ...

MANKATO — Elaine Poulson is now accustomed to counting gopher tails. They’re delivered in plastic bags or cheap bins, and Poulson counts each one. In Nicollet County’s Lafayette Township, each pocket ...

The extension office often receives inquiries from homeowners about little crit ters that dig holes in their yard. They are usually rodents — some excavate mounds of soil, others just create holes in ...