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When we lived in Prescott, AZ we had a big problem with them. I would go out every night with the black light and hammer routine. They still got in the house.
The ones to be very afraid of are the Bark Scorpions. They are smaller and are almost translucent or see-through. One got in our bedroom and our little dachshund bit at it and had it in her mouth when my wife yelled at her to drop it. We didn't know if it had stung her or not. Wife called the Vet and he told her to stay calm and stayed on the phone with her for about ten minutes. He then told her if the dog had been stung, it would most likely be dead by now. It only takes about seven minutes to shut down the nervous system on a small dog and there is basically nothing you can do. Same scenario would happen to a baby or small child.

One thing you can do is surround your house with a small mound of diatomaceous earth. It blocks the scorpions "innards" and kills them. Much safer than the chemicals a pest service will spray everywhere.

We no longer live in Arizona!