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.
Sprinkle DE along outside edges on window sills and doors to prevent spiders and ants from entering the house.  Pour into a lawn spreader and apply diatomaceous earth to yard to kill fleas, tics, chiggers and other biting insects that attach themselves to pets. Sprinkle on bushes with a strainer.  Apply diatomaceous earth on garden soil and plants to protect them from vegetable-loving insects.