Bowie's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. A blend of historic mining-era company housing and later ranch-style construction, much of it built directly into steep hillside lots. Combined with the area's climate — a transitional high-desert climate, hot in summer but tempered by elevation, with a monsoon season that matters more here than in the Phoenix valley — rodents seeking shelter from weather extremes make a beeline for any accessible gap.
Exclusion is the core of effective rodent control: finding and sealing every gap a mouse or rat could use to get inside, since traps alone just remove the current population without stopping the next one. We pair exterior sealing with interior trapping or bait stations, then follow up to confirm the problem is resolved.