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Gophers, squirrels, and other vertebrates


Rodents and other vertebrate pests can sometimes eat the above and belowground parts of grasses, create burrows and mounds, or dig up the turfgrass.

Find out more about vertebrates that may cause problems.

Eastern fox squirrel


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