Rodent Control in Uptown Albuquerque
Uptown is the commercial hub around Louisiana Boulevard and Interstate 40. The Winrock and Coronado shopping centers opened here in the early 1960s and pulled business away from Central Avenue. Today the area mixes malls, office buildings, hotels, restaurants and a ring of apartment complexes, with older Heights neighborhoods just past them.
Rodent calls from Uptown lean commercial: kitchens, dumpster enclosures, apartment trash rooms and office break rooms.
Businesses and apartment complexes
Restaurants and food courts need a regular program with a service log. See restaurant kitchen rodent control. Apartment complexes need attention at trash enclosures, laundry rooms and ground-floor units. The city's solid waste rules require commercial containers to be kept clean and sanitary, with tight-fitting covers on garbage containers.
- Dumpster lids closed and pads swept
- Door sweeps on service and trash room doors
- Landscaping trimmed back from building walls
- Break room food in sealed containers
Homes nearby
Houses in the neighborhoods around Uptown are mostly postwar, with the same settled foundations and worn garage seals as the rest of the Northeast Heights. A busy commercial strip nearby can mean more mice. Trapping plus sealing is the usual fix. See house mouse control.
Inside city limits, apartment tenants can call 311 if management hasn't acted within 10 days of written notice about mice.
Local questions
Can service be scheduled before the store opens?
Many providers work early or late for businesses. Ask when you call.
Our apartment complex has mice in several units. Where do we start?
With a building-wide inspection, starting at trash rooms and ground-floor units. Treating one unit at a time rarely works.
Who inspects Uptown restaurants?
Albuquerque Environmental Health inspects food businesses inside city limits. See the restaurant inspection guide.