Last Tuesday, Gustine City Council authorized an agreement with a Roseville-based pest control company, Advanced IPM, to address recent burrowing rodent activities at Harry Schmidt Park following an approval.
Within the past couple of years, multiple squirrel and gopher holes have persisted throughout the Harry Schmidt, including at two of the park’s baseball fields. This has caused uneven grounds and damages to its irrigation system and the turf of the baseball fields.
Public Works Director Gary Ingram said the city previously worked with another contractor to address the situation. However, the rodent population didn’t reduce with the company using a “bait approach” to lure them out of their habitats…