Do You Have Scorpions in Your Home?
Scorpions live a very cryptic life; they hunker down during the day, hiding deep in cracks and crevices in and around your home. They are generally nocturnal and most active during nighttime. All types of species of scorpions brood holes, under rocks, in the h-block piers, within block fences, in the cracks along the foundation where it goes along the wall, in cracks where the roof overhang meets the wall, around electric fixtures, and in dark, secluded areas. Because scorpions harbor in cracks, crevices, or holes, they are difficult to reach and, therefore, difficult to control. Scorpions are active year-round. They may not breed as much in the winter as in the summer, but they are always a persistent problem every month of the year.
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Identifying Common Scorpion Species
Bark Scorpions
- Size: Typically 2.7 to 3.1 inches long.
- Color: Light tan or yellowish with darker markings.
- Distinguishing Features: Slender pincers and a long, thin tail with a highly curved stinger.
- Habitat: Prefers dark, cool areas such as under rocks, tree bark, and inside homes.
- Venom: Highly venomous; can cause severe pain, numbness, breathing difficulties, and in rare cases, serious medical complications.
- Behavior: Nocturnal, excellent climbers, and can be found on walls, ceilings, and furniture.
Stripe-Tailed Scorpion
- Size: Around 2.5 inches long.
- Color: Light brown to yellowish-brown with distinct dark stripes on the tail.
- Distinguishing Features: Thick, powerful pincers and a shorter, robust body compared to the bark scorpion.
- Habitat: Commonly found in desert regions, under rocks, and burrowing in sandy or loose soil.
- Venom: Mild; painful sting but not medically significant for most people.
- Behavior: Less aggressive than bark scorpions and prefers to stay hidden during the day.
Yellow Ground Scorpion
- Size: About 2 inches long.
- Color: Pale yellow to light brown, blending well with sandy environments.
- Distinguishing Features: Slender pincers, a thin tail, and no noticeable striping or markings.
- Habitat: Prefers dry, sandy areas and is commonly found in desert regions across the southwestern U.S.
- Venom: Mild; similar to a bee sting, causing temporary pain and swelling.
- Behavior: Nocturnal and burrowing, often found near homes in sandy environments.
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Looking for Effective Scorpion Control?
Scorpions may be a pest you encounter anywhere between every once in a while to many times a day. Some people are lucky and do not have a scorpion problem and may never, while the neighbor across the park is infested. There are certain neighborhoods that just have an unlucky problem with scorpion infestations. Scorpions can infest neighborhoods that never had issues historically and they can be brought in by neighbors who move in from somewhere having a scorpion issue, be brought in when landscape materials are delivered, or just move in.
How to Get Rid of Scorpions
The first step is control is harborage elimination.
If you have many items piled around your yard or in your home, pick them up or remove them. If you have dense, overgrown shrubs or trees, trim or cut them back.
The second step of scorpion control is to have a regular maintenance pest control service for your home and the outside environment.
We will perform treatment around the perimeter of your home, treat the cracks and crevices along the fence line, treat landscaped areas, and treat around pipes, doors, windows, and other openings.
The third step is to do a scorpion intensive once or twice a year.
Anteater Exterminating will perform a thorough scorpion control intensive and pay close attention to every detail. During a scorpion intensive, we use a material that has a guaranteed effect on scorpions both quickly and long-lasting.
The final step is mechanical exclusion is the ultimate solution for scorpion control.
To effectively combat scorpions and other insects, there is no better approach than sealing your home and eliminating their hiding spots to prevent their entry. No scorpion control method can rival the effectiveness of mechanical exclusion in controlling scorpions.
Our Backlighting Extermination Technique
Backlighting is known to make scorpions glow and stand out, making them easily visible. To perform backlighting effectively, it is recommended to choose a night with no moonlight and turn off all other light sources. After a few hours of darkness, scorpions will emerge from their hiding spots and stay in the open. Once the scorpions are spotted under the black light, they should be manually disposed of or sprayed directly. Utilizing black-light scorpion treatment effectively assesses the extent of scorpions in your surroundings and reduces their numbers.
The Search for Scorpion Pest Control Near Me is Over
If your main focus is on scorpions and you desire to eliminate them, Anteater Exterminating recommends promptly scheduling a scorpion-intensive treatment plan. The truth is that you will never be scorpion-free because scorpions are indigenous to Arizona. You can, however, control and manage a scorpion problem. Our pest control professionals also offer other services such as ant control , bed bug treatment, rodent control, and other unwanted pest issues. We utilize and practice the most advanced and up-to-date methods in order to produce maximum results.
Following this treatment, it is advised to establish and consistently maintain a regular scorpion control service. Give us a call today to get started!
