"Trained and licensed pest control professionals may use it for outdoor control of rodent burrows, but it must, by law, be no closer to an occupied structure than 15 feet." 1.

LymeShield is available through a number of pest control professionals, but while it deals with the tick problem, there's still the mice to consider. They can breed at an alarming rate.

Back to mice control. OWOW recommends, based on UC-IPM guidelines, that mice be trapped or electrocuted, not poisoned or glue papered. But trapping alone will not prevent mice from entering your home.