Oklahoma City is a cowboy's paradise. Rolling hills give way to grassy plains, perfect for the cantering hooves that are so plentiful here. Although it is the biggest city in Oklahoma, Oklahoma City is a blend of modern development and rural communities, which can be easily seen by the surrounding agricultural lands. Farming is a major industry here, through both direct and indirect ways. Home to vast amounts of farmland, the surrounding areas of Oklahoma City produce vast amounts of hay, cattle, cotton, soybeans, and more. In addition, thousands more are employed in agribusiness, food processing, and similar industries that are important not just for Oklahoma, but surrounding states as well.
Unfortunately, where there is crops, there are rodents. In addition to being surrounded by farmland, Oklahoma City's climate is perfect for gophers and other rodents, making it a popular feeding ground. The buffet available is seen as an invitation, something that rodents are all too happy to partake in. This obviously reduces farm yields and hurts farm productivity for that year, but the damage doesn't stop there. Gophers, unlike other rodents, are notorious burrowers. This, if left unchecked, can seriously damage farmland and greatly hurt farm yields for upcoming years. Rodent control services seek to limit the havoc gophers and similar critters can wreak, and can be great help to local farming and related businesses.
Beyond their practical annoyances, rodents are disastrous for homeowners. Rats and squirrels destroy beautiful flowers and ravage the soil, making it incredibly hard to have a garden to be proud of. Gophers, similar to how they treat farmland, burrow tunnels underneath flowerbeds and kills the grass and makes the soil essentially unusable. This doesn't even include the damage to irrigation systems, which can cost thousands to repair. Additionally, gophers can undermine foundations and sidewalks, causing damages and making the overall area seem rather unkempt and wild.
The City of Oklahoma is seeking bids from qualified contractors to provide gopher and rodent pest control services. Seeking to protect their grasslands and homeowner's gardens, these services are crucial for maintaining a balance between rodent populations and human boundaries. If interested in this opportunity, click on the link to learn more. The bid closes June 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM CDT.
