Lemon Tree Close-Ups

Here are some close-ups of the problem lemon tree. New growth keeps dieing.

Pocket Gopher

These pesky creatures appear every spring and wreak havoc on my lawn. I don't normally see them running around mid-day, but he must have been hungry judging by the grass stuffed in his "pockets". Do they eat grass or just build nests with it? I'm guessing this is a pocket gopher.

I battle with at least a couple of gophers every year. I first tried traps with and had limited success. Poison pellets have worked well over the years. "Sure Stop" seems to be the best locally available option. I tried barley based pellets one year and had a nice crop of barley in the middle of my lawn. My new pellet gun with scope picked this guy off with the first shot.