Optimal year-round climate, historic architecture and affordable amenities are some of San Miguel de Allende's treasures. February and March are two of the best months to visit, but the 11,000 American expatriates who have made this quaint Mexican locale their home would say the best time to visit is now.
Either way, if these rodents are in your yard, it is much more likely they will find their way into your home when the cold weather hits. It used to be that traps, poisons or expensive exterminators were your only choices to get rid of these rodents. Now there's Shake-Away.
1 Wear protective clothing. If needed, protect your skin by wearing socks, boots, pants, long sleeves and vinyl gloves.  Remove or kill the plants. In your yard, you can get rid of poison ivy by applying an herbicide or pulling it out of the ground, including the roots, while wearing heavy gloves.