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Rodent control in New Mexico

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Rodents in New Mexico: what to know

Around New Mexico

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see rodents, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Rodents in New Mexico: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which rodents actually live in New Mexico, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

142 cases, 55 deaths

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases and deaths, 1975-2025

2025: 7 cases; 2024: 6; 2023: 7; 2022: 3; two confirmed in 2026 so far.

New Mexico Department of Health

Northern New Mexico is one of two U.S. focal regions

Plague region

Rodent fleas from wild rodents; keep rodents out of structures and pets flea-treated.

CDC

Rodent species recorded in New Mexico

House mouse (Mus musculus) — Enters at 1/4 inch; 5-10 litters per year; eats about 200 small meals a night.
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) — Burrowing rat of basements, sewers and ground floors; tail shorter than head plus body.
Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) — Primary U.S. hantavirus carrier; lives throughout Washington and the interior West.

When rodents are busiest in New Mexico

Spring cleanup of outbuildings is the classic exposure event.

For context, nationally

1/4 inch (the width of a pencil) — Smallest gap a mouse can enter. CDC
890; 35% fatal; 94% west of the Mississippi — Hantavirus cases reported since 1993 (through 2023). CDC

Semi-Arid · urban setting

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Silver City

Semi-Arid · rural setting

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