In this episode, Mark Buzz and Anna Bugs dig into one of California's sneakiest yard destroyers — gophers. They break down why these underground pests go into overdrive during wet winters (turns out, moist soil is basically a gopher superhighway), and what all those mounds and tunnels are really doing to your lawn, garden, and irrigation system.

Mark and Anna also get real about why most DIY gopher fixes don't work — spoiler alert, it's because their burrow networks are way more complex than you think. They walk through what actually does work, from professional trapping to underground barriers that keep gophers out for good.

If you've been staring at mysterious di ...