Articles on Mice and Pack Rats in Albuquerque

SourcesNMSU Extension, the CDC, the City of Albuquerque and the New Mexico Department of Health.

Cleaning Up After Mice Without Breathing In Hantavirus: Air it out, soak it with bleach solution, wipe and bag. Never sweep or vacuum.
Pack Rat Nests: Finding Them and Dealing With Them: What a woodrat nest looks like, where they build and why you shouldn't pull one apart by hand.
Plague, Fleas and Pets Around Albuquerque: Where plague turns up in Bernalillo County, how fleas and pets fit in and what to do around the house.
Deer Mouse or House Mouse? Telling Them Apart: Belly, tail and where you found it: the quick way to tell which mouse you have.
When the Nights Turn Cold: Getting Ahead of Fall Mice: Mice move indoors in fall and winter. A late-summer checklist for the house, garage and yard.
Deer Mice in Garages and Sheds: Cleanup and Keeping Them Out: Air it out, soak and wipe the droppings, store feed in metal, then seal the door, floor edges and vents.
Mice in Adobe and Stucco Homes: Finding and Closing the Gaps: Most entries are low: the base of the stucco, utility lines, door thresholds and old window frames.
Mice in RVs, Campers and Stored Vehicles: Air it out for 20 minutes, disconnect the battery, soak and wipe, replace soiled filters, then block the openings before storage.
Rodents After the Monsoon: What Wet Summers Change: Wet seasons can mean more rodents by fall. Check vents, foundations and yard debris after the storms.
Mice in the Kitchen: What to Throw Out, Clean and Seal: Toss chewed or soiled food, soak and wipe droppings, disinfect surfaces, trap along walls and seal under the sink.
Keeping Rats and Mice Out of Your Compost: Use a closed bin on a mesh base, keep meat and dairy out, set it away from the house and turn it often.
Saw One Mouse? Here's How to Tell If It's Alone: Check for droppings in several rooms, set snap traps along walls for a week and find the gap it used.
Rodent Poison Around Pets and Wildlife: What to Know: Consumer bait must come in stations. Strong anticoagulants are pro-only. Poisoned rodents can still reach pets and wildlife, so many homes do better with traps.
Mice in Mobile and Manufactured Homes: Mice get in under the home. Fix the skirting, seal floor openings around pipes and repair torn underbelly material.
Keeping Rodents Out of Chicken Coops and Feed: Feed in metal cans, spills picked up before dark, hardware cloth on the coop and traps set where hens can't reach.