Rodent Control in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque incorporated as a village in December 1958, mostly to avoid being annexed by Albuquerque. Albuquerque wraps around it on three sides. The village has kept a rural, agricultural feel through lot-size rules, and it's greener and less built up than much of the North Valley around it.
Large, widely spaced homes, some restored adobes, fields and outbuildings. That's where we hear about mice in barns and garages, deer mice in sheds and pack rats in brush piles.
Fields and outbuildings
Open fields hold mice all summer. When the weather cools, NMSU Extension says deer mice often move indoors, and the nearest building is usually a barn, a garage or a casita. Seal the outbuildings as carefully as the house, and keep feed in metal cans. See deer mouse control.
Old adobe and large estates
Old adobe walls, vigas and canales are handsome and full of seams. Sealing them takes care around original materials. Ask the provider how they handle older homes, and look at rodent exclusion for the kinds of gaps involved.
Local question
We keep horses. Is bait a problem?
Possibly, so mention the horses, dogs and barn cats when you call. Around livestock, most providers lean on traps and locked stations.