Scorpions

[ragkar]

I'm told that scorpions are florescent under ultraviolet light. That makes finding them easier. I'd suggest
Amazon.com: Streamlight 51010 Twin-Task 3C 9-Inch UV Flashlight, Black: Home Improvement

I have this flashlight and I use it for dog urine.

 

[kossetx]

I don't have an answer, but this has been the year of the scorpion around my place. I have never seen so many. Maybe next year will be better for you.

MP

 

[Bird]

I was 6 or 7 years old when a scorpion got in bed with me one night. He got me 3 times before I got out of that bed, yelling as loud as I could. My parents came running in the room and killed the scorpion on my pillow. So I've always hated those things, but fortunately, seldom see any. We moved into a brand new house in a new development in September, 1972, and hadn't been there a week, until I killed 2 one night in the house. I called a professional exterminator the next morning and I've never seen one in any of my houses since.

 

[Sidwuffler]

Recently found 2 dead scorpions ,one in the bathroom and in my home office, both dead. We have the house treated by a professional exterminator every 4 months and I back up by spraying around the outside/inside myself with Bengal mixture after we have had rain.

I also have one of the Ultra Vilolet flashlights for indoors. The only live one I have found was last week in my attached garage on the wall late at night. When I turned on the lights the little stinger was on the wall by the garage door.I knocked him onto the floor and terminated it with my boot.:thumbsup:

Last Friday I went and purchased 2 packets of the sticky boards and placed them around the house . Today we found a small scorpion stuck on the sticky board nearest the Patio windows. I also bomb the attic every few weeks to keep the spider population down.

Scorpion Glue Boards - Default Store View

I think its just an ongoing battle against these elusive critters.

 

[dcyrilc]

We don't have wild loose scoprions here in Western Washington, but back in May when we went camping in Eastern Washington, my daughter found and caught one. We brought it home and put it in a terarium.


A few weeks ago, it had 11 babies (each about 1/4" long). Now we have an even dozen.:laughing:

No pix of the babies yet, but they've built themselves a cave system in the gravel. Really kind of interesting. I'll have to get more pix.

 

[jinman]

A few weeks ago, it had 11 babies (each about 1/4" long). Now we have an even dozen.:laughing:

Cyril, what do you feed them? I'm pretty sure that pet stores don't carry scorpion food.

 

[CrownHawg]

Purina Scorpion chow?

 

[Pilot]

We don't think of western Oregon and Washington as scorpion country, but I saw one in the woods on a down Doug fir log in the late '70's. It's the only one I have seen on the west side; it blended in with the tree bark and I almost sat on it.

 

[OKnewguy]

doityourselfpestcontrol.com is where I get my stuff. I by the container of cynoff. In our past house, we did not have them at first, but then they cleared the lot next to us, and we had tons. I had the house sprayed and then started researching. DIYpest is great, you can get most of the stuff that the real guys use and it is CHEAP! The cynoff cost less then $50 and last us 3 years or so, I usually spray 2 to 3 times a year, and it works great.
BTW, that website is great, you pick your pest, and they give you all the options. I might have been turned on to them by tbn it think.
Dave

 

[dcyrilc]

Cyril, what do you feed them? I'm pretty sure that pet stores don't carry scorpion food.

Sure they do...
...baby crickets!:thumbsup:


Trying to get a pic in focus of the little scorpions was tough.


Finally got one in focus.:thumbsup:


As soon as the flash went off, he zipped into their cave. Man those little ones are fast.