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Richardson's ground squirrel (Spermophilus richarsonii) are often called gophers in western Canada and the northern Midwest of the U.S. Canadian landscapers and farmers complain that a pesticide ban has led to a population boom for the creatures.

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Ground squirrels of various species are often called gophers, although the name most precisely refers to pocket gophers of the family Geomyidae.

The pesticide was a replaced with a much less potent version that farmers now say is ineffective.

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The damage from the gopher infestation is about $200 million (Canadian) each year on the prairies, not including money farmers spend to try to control the gopher population, according to a Canadian government estimate.

Source: AFP

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