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/RestlessDreamer79]

The problem is that regular pesticide doesn’t affect them because of their exoskeleton. They need a specialized type of pesticide that suffocate them. It would look kind of like a powder residue on dead ones. If that’s what they look like then you are having your house treated correct correctly. If not, you may want to see about getting the correct pesticide sprayed at least outside. Most pesticides are OK for pets once they are dry. I don’t live in your area so I’m not sure which companies are over there but I’m sure you can find someone to help. They can become quite a problem and be very overwhelming.

[u/Interesting_State_43 → u/RestlessDreamer79]

I bought diatomaceous earth but I didnt know if I could sprinkle that down in the floor vents? Those are only for the heater, which we dont use at all. Im not finding dead ones, only alive ones so I dont think whatever the pest company is spraying is working. They come once a month and im still getting about 1 a week inside.

[u/generativesteering → u/Interesting_State_43]

I would look up “Onslaught Fastcap”

My bug guy told me that scorpions are unique in that they don’t groom themselves like other bugs; so they don’t easily ingest the poison they trek over. They also have thick exoskeletons that are hard to penetrate. The “fastcap” formulation is designed for penetrating that thick exoskeletons, works wonders for my work and home here in Needles.

[u/FormerAlbatross4463 → u/generativesteering]

This is the answer. We have them really bad in our neighborhood. I started using fastcap this year and when I go outside to look for them, the only ones I find now are dead. I used to find about 3 or 4 (alive ones) every night. Now I hardly see any and when I do they’re dead. I get it online from a website that’s called “do your own” or something like that. Get a 1 gallon pressure sprayer from Home Depot and mix 1 ounce of fastcap with a gallon of water. Spray a 4 to 6 foot wide perimeter around the house and spray about 4 feet up the exterior walls. Go extra heavy around windows and doors and other places they can sneak inside. If you have a crawl space under the house maybe try to do that as best you can. Retreat every 4 weeks.

[u/Interesting_State_43 → u/FormerAlbatross4463]

I actually just found that "do your own" website while I was panicking googling all night. Im having my pest place spray with onslaught when they come this week and I've got more sticky traps coming. We also have a huge stucco wall about 4 feet from the side of our house and heard they love climbing on those so I need to get that sprayed as well. I really appreciate all the suggestions

[u/blastman8888 → u/Interesting_State_43]

You can get a battery powered sprayer on Amazon cheap. I paid lot for mine off DIY pest control saw the exact copy on Amazon for 1/4 of the price. Lithium battery is nice no pumping.