Now is a great time to control outdoor mice and voles.
The more you control now, the less that will reproduce later.
Mice and voles will chew the lower bark of young shrubs and trees and leave meandering trails from beds into your lawn.
I recommend using a 2 or 3 gal. black plastic plant pot with a 2 inch semicircular hole cut out of the lip to cover the trap. This way when you flip it over, rodents can get in but birds won’t. I choose a rat trap instead of a mouse trap as that often leaves ‘survivors’.
My favorite bait? Swiss cheese chunks or peanut butter & sunflower seeds.