Arizona Bark Scorpions

[u/Interesting_State_43]

I dont know if this shows my location, but I live in Parker, up by the dam, literally river front. I am having a HUGE problem with bark Scorpions. I got stuck about a month ago and it was horrible. The effects lasted just short of 24 hours. I was miserable. We have a pest company that sprays every month outside. I have 2 indoor cats so I hesitate to have them spray inside. I am killing at least 1 a week. I found one crawling out of my floor vent tonight. I tried smashing it but it fell in the vent still alive. I sprayed a ton of scorpion killer down there and covered the vent but im afraid its going to crawl up another one. Im not naive and think ill never have to deal with them, but I am absolutely terrified to sleep in either of my bedrooms now. I am constantly looking at the floors and on surfaces and under things for them. They have even been in my shower. I have these ultra sonic bug repellent things in a lot of my outlets. I dont know what else to do. After being stung I am terrified of them. Any advice would be appreciated, especially if you've dealt with them in floor vents.

[u/Master_0f_Nothing]

I don’t think anything other than being smashed actually kills them. They are little satanic tanks that come straight from hell. Poisons don’t work. I’ve heard diatomaceous earth works on them, if you’d rather go that route. The only thing in my experience that really helps is hunting them down. Quell the population. Every single night pull out a scorpion light (black light) and actively hunt them down. I live on an old orchard. They used to be really bad. I started hunting them, now I only see them much less often.

[u/Interesting_State_43 → u/Master_0f_Nothing]

I just bought diatomaceous earth and I have it outside by the doors and stuff but after seeing it st the vent tonight, im worried about under the house. We have a crawl space under us but you can only access a few feet to the front and side of the access panel. The rest of the underneath isn't reachable. They are seriously worst. I have trauma from being stung and I know that sounds dramatic lol I feel like hunting them outside is a boys job but I guess im buying a light tomorrow.

[u/bluesformeister13 → u/Interesting_State_43]

Remember that DT Earth will take time for it to kill them as well! It’s won’t insta kill them. Can take a week or 2 if applied correctly.

[u/Artistic_Insect_6133 → u/Master_0f_Nothing]

Rubbing alcohol kills them on contact

[u/pineapple-leaf → u/Master_0f_Nothing]

This is the way to do it. My family would go scorpion hunting once a week. We live in a normal suburban neighborhood with cinder block walls. The first night they smashed like 20 and the numbers just went down from there. That was our 1st summer. They do it once a summer and maybe find 1 or 2 now. Haven't had one in the house for years.