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Groundhog Control in New Jersey: Protect Your Home or Business

Famous for predicting the length of winter, groundhogs are furry and adorable—but not always welcome. At best, they dig through gardens, yards, and building foundations, creating a nuisance. At worst, they can cause costly damage to your property.

To protect your home or business from a groundhog infestation, preventative measures are essential. That’s where E&G Pest Control, New Jersey’s leading wildlife control experts, can help.

What Are Groundhogs?

Also known as woodchucks or whistle pigs, groundhogs are rodents belonging to the Sciuridae family. Adult groundhogs typically weigh around 14 pounds and measure up to 24 inches long. They are most commonly found in the central and eastern United States, which makes New Jersey homeowners particularly vulnerable to their destructive habits.

Groundhogs are expert burrowers, digging tunnels as deep as six feet and as wide as 20 inches. Left unchecked, these burrows can cause serious structural damage to homes and buildings.

How to Identify Groundhogs

Groundhogs are easy to recognize by their bushy tails and prominent front teeth. Their appearance is often described as a mix between a small dog and a giant rodent. Since groundhogs are solitary and spend much of their time underground, you’re more likely to notice the damage they leave behind than the animals themselves.

Signs of a groundhog infestation include:

Holes around your property
Piles of dirt near burrows
Chewed plants or landscaping damage

Problems Groundhogs Cause for New Jersey Homeowners and Businesses

While groundhogs are not inherently aggressive, they can be a major nuisance. Without proper control, they may cause significant and sometimes irreparable damage. Understanding their behavior is key to implementing effective pest management.

Common issues caused by groundhogs include:

Damage to crops and gardens
Scratching and gnawing on wood structures
Chewing through electrical wiring and tubing
Burrowing under homes, causing foundation damage

How to Get Rid of Groundhogs in New Jersey

While there are many DIY methods available online—from scattering human hair to using ammonia—these approaches are largely ineffective and don’t prevent future infestations. The safest and most reliable solution is to work with professional pest control experts.

E&G Pest Control provides humane and effective groundhog removal using proven methods that prevent recurrence.

E&G Pest Control: Groundhog Prevention and Control

E&G Pest uses Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques to address groundhog infestations at their source. Our experts focus on controlling the population while minimizing risks to your health, pets, and the environment.

Protect your New Jersey property from groundhog damage with professional, reliable, and humane wildlife control from E&G Pest Control.

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Stop Groundhogs from Damaging Your New Jersey Property

Groundhogs may look cute, but they can wreak havoc on your home or business. From burrowing under foundations to chewing wiring and destroying gardens, these pests can cause costly damage if left unchecked.

E&G Pest Control is New Jersey’s top wildlife control expert. Using humane, proven methods, we remove groundhogs and prevent future infestations—keeping your property safe and damage-free.

Signs of Groundhogs: