Rodent Control in Corrales
Corrales is a village on the west side of the Rio Grande, chartered in 1971 and now entirely in Sandoval County. The bosque runs along its eastern edge, and historic acequias still water the fields. The adobe Church of San Ysidro dates to 1868.
The land rises from the irrigated valley to dry, sandy shrubland on the west side of the village. That gives Corrales both kinds of rodent habitat: mice in the fields and barns, and pack rats in the brush and junipers on the higher ground.
Wells, septic and crawl spaces
Much of Corrales isn't on a central water or sewer system, so a lot of homes have private wells and septic. Well houses and pump sheds are small, quiet buildings that mice like. Check them for droppings and nests, and air them out before cleaning. See droppings cleanup.
Horses, hay and feed
Hay barns and feed rooms bring mice in numbers. Keep grain in metal bins, sweep spills and get hay up on pallets. For bigger properties, a monitoring plan with scheduled visits is often easier than calling each time.
Local question
Do you cover the higher west side of Corrales?
Yes, the whole village and the Rio Rancho side next to it.