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Currently dealing with mice. They can't actually get into the home, but they're in the walls and attic. I've got traps up a few places but they rarely catch anything. I and caught one under my kitchen sink last night while trying to make a midnight snack. Caught me completely by surprice, but I scrambled for the biggest closest knife I could find, and chopped the motherfucker.
So I'm currently apparently dealing with it both passively with traps, and actively through brute force.
That's nuts.
The mice here are very small and very fast. There's just no way I could get one with a knife and I'm pretty spry.
I've learned a few things about dealing with mice in my time...
If you've seen one you probably have dozens.
If they die in a wall cavity there's nothing you can do. They will stink, you've just got to wait it out. Used ground coffee in a dish or whatever tends to absorb the smell.
There's lots of different types of traps. You probably need to experiment with different types. For example the spring loaded ones don't work for very small mice. Also I dislike the no-kill ones because then you have to deal with a live mouse. One of the most impressive I've seen is like a lid on a bucket with a trapdoor - it's what farmers use in a plague.
Poison is another good option but be aware it usually has an attractant. If you can hear mice in your ceiling you don't want to put the poison in your ceiling because you'll get more mice in your ceiling. Put the poison outside to draw the mice out.
Cats are also a good option.
My cat got rid of the mice issue, but then there's a roach issue. Cats unfortunately cannot get rid of roaches. 🤷♂️