I hate scorpions!
 

I have gotten my house "sealed" for 3G's, get my house sprayed for the crickets monthly and they still are here! I have been stung once. Hurt like a booger and my leg was numb for a week. My older son got stung when he was 4. Scared the poop out of me. Had to take him to the ER. Poison Control knows me well.

Any other grand ideas? I hate the little boogers and I really don't want me or the boys getting stung... Again. Found this big one on my bedroom wall. Ewwwwww!

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Move. My wife's from AZ and scorpions freak her out. Me too in fact.

I love Scorpions

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I think someone here has posted before that he goes out just after dark with a black light and a hammer. I'm not sure how long he does it before he notices a reduction in the number of them.

I think I'd rather have a problem with scorpions than tarantulas, but honestly, I don't think that I want either inside my house.

Ahwatukee is a scorpion hot spot for some reason. I've gotten used to them. We averaged three/week inside the house when we first moved here. I took the fight outside and started going out every night with a black light when the weather warmed up. Years later, it's very rare that we find more than a couple inside over a summer.

This was a pic I took in 2008 or so when I went out for the first hunt of the season. There were >20!

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I'm not sure why, but I think maybe it's LeeH. I dunno, just a hunch on my part.

;)

Ha ha! I think your hunch is right!

Lee! Well, I only find a few in the summer as well but I would like to reduce the number even more. And your picture made me about jump put of my skin. Those things are just so creepy looking. I know so many people who have them in their places too and they just shrug it off. You would think as many years that I have lived here I would too. When I lived in Chandler, I never saw one... More black widows.

Well, I guess me and the boys are gonna go hunting a couple nights a week. Make them wear high boots or something. They will think it is fun. Mama... Not so much. :(

I actually love THOSE scorpions too. ;)

Oh, I need to buy a black light. And didn't we joke about somebody getting a scorpion for the Pelican Gift exchange when we were joking about the stuffed squirrel? Hmmmmmm...

I hear they are good fried in butter?

Meanwhile...

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Well, you can come to my house for an all-you-can-eat buffet. You just have to catch them yourself. ;)

Holy smoke, look at those ugly things. What happens when you have been bitten by one of em? How do you catch them in the house smack then with a shoe? I wouldn't want to pick then up after they are dead.

All this scorpion talk put me in the mood to hunt. It's still a little cool out at night so only one customer peaking out from a gap in the block wall.

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Lee, you are nuts. Wanna come to my house and do a scorpion sweep? Twice a month? I will send you home with home cooked Asian meals. Does your family like Asian food? :)

uh oh...
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What do they do to seal it for $3K?

Hmmmm... plant lavender and get a cat, according to this:

How to Naturally Deter Scorpions: 7 steps - wikiHow

And then, from another source:

Humans are certainly a big predator of the Scorpion. In some locations such as China they are a big part of the food creation process. Skewers of them mixed with various fruits and vegetables is seen as a delightful dish in many areas. Of course it would take quite a few of them to be able to offer enough of this dish.

Due to the fact that most humans are absolutely not willing to put up with them is why they are being destroyed. First, they often upset the natural habitat such as when they are taking part in construction efforts.

When they do spot the Scorpion they are doing all they can to exterminate them. They may use pesticides or call in the professionals to take care of them. These chemicals are very dangerous though and they rarely work. :eek: In fact, humans are creating a worse living condition for themselves by using them.

Scorpion Predators

We don't get them where I am from - way Down Under to you guys. I was iin South Africa in 2008 and when we arrived at the hotel room I drew the curtains and down dropped one of the little suckers. It landed about 2 inches from my bare foot and scared the heebie jeebies out of me.

I considered that moment a near death experience... :)

Lee

That's an offer I wouldn't pass Up. Do you live close to Tweezers?

I'm glad scorpions can't wear snow shoes.