Gophers Control Force of San Mateo & Santa Clara

Ronal and his brother were very easy to work with and effective at taking care of our gopher problem. Thanks for the help!

I highly recommend Ronal at Gopher Control Force. He is an expert who is responsive and his work gets results. Within the first week of installing traps, he removed 3 gophers from our nursery school. As a non-profit school, it is always heartwarming to work with local businesses that give back to their community, and we are deeply grateful for Gopher Control Force’s donated services. Support your local businesses and choose Ronal!!!

We had a gopher terrorizing our garden area. Ronal to the rescue.

BE AWARE, will THREATEN clients. No license and will not provide receipts. Ronal came and quoted $130 per month, with 2 visits per month. And stated, if we need more service, it will be the same price. He came the second time and I told him I would probably need more services and we agreed on an amount. I then changed my mind as I wasn't sure if I needed that long, so I told him I wanted to do it month by month. He got SUPER mad and said he couldn't do it any more. I paid him an extra $65 for his "trouble" (basically to calm the guy, as he seemed nice). I went on a vacation and asked him to come to do one more visit at $65. After he's done, I asked him "did you also put in more traps"? His response was a "$" (dollar sign). I asked again, and he THREATENED me he will use a collection agency because he did the work. I explained to him, I was on vacation so I couldn't see his work, all I needed was his "acknowledgment" that he did the work, and I will Zelle him right away. He ignored me and told me he will remove the traps. I decided to trust the guy and paid him the $65. I got back home just now, and saw no work done on his end whatsoever. So what I did is, I paid the guy $130 in total, 50% for "calming" him, and the rest 50% for him to come and remove the traps, which he should have done for the previous payment! I called another company. $150, 3 visits per month, and I purposely asked the guy how many months he thinks I would need the service for (after such poor experience with Ronal). He responded, I don't think you would need more than a month of service. Unlike Ronal, he told me I should do it for half a year, a year? Ronal's team is not only expensive, but he is also emotional and unprofessional. DO NOT USE HIM! Oh, and he asked me to leave him positive reviews on Yelp (after leaving on Thumbtack) if I want to keep the same price for the extra visits. So, here you go, I am doing more than just Yelp, I am also posting your review on Google! I have so far, apologized to Ronal at least four times for the misunderstandings we both might have caused, just to be courteous and respectful. So far, this guy, didn't even bother to apologize to me for any of the misunderstandings.

We had a gopher issue and the damage to our backyard lawn was slowly growing. I tried to remedy the situation myself but was unsuccessful. That’s when we called Ronal. He replied to my text promptly and was there the same day. He did a survey of the situation and immediately went to work setting traps in strategic underground places. Within a day or so, he had trapped our unwanted guests. We highly recommend Ronal and his company. He is friendly, fair and very knowledgeable. Our experience with him was excellent. Should we have any future gopher/mole/vole issues, he will be our first call.

Couldn’t be happier with our decision to go with Gopher Control Force for our gopher and mole trapping needs. Ronal really knows what he is doing and has been so successful at catching the many gophers/moles that were tearing up our landscaping. I’m sure there are many companies who ‘know’ what they’re doing, so what sets Ronal apart is the service. He really cares about his customers and he’s reliable, responsive and kind!