Prospective Resident re: scorpions - scorpions

i moved to phoenix (cave creek) area 2 weeks ago from Seattle. i got stung by scorpion this morning, twice by same scorpion. as you can say, because i'm from seattle, i never ever thought that i would get stung or even come close to one. i thought scorpions are just something you'll see if you go to mountains or something. because i just moved here, i dont have a bed, so i've been sleeping on the floor. which i heard increases the chance of getting stung. also, i thought living in a brand new apt will help w/ pest problems, since it's brand new, it'll be too clean for bugs. oh boy was i wrong. i see spiders all the time, i see weird looking bugs all the time, and even got stung by scorpion this morning. some people say it only hurts for few hours, they are BS'ing. it's been at least 14hrs since i got stung, and it still hurts so bad. i even went to the Emergency room and they were like, 'uh.. this is not considered as an emergency here'. i was shocked.

i hate phoenix, i want to go back to seattle so bad.

i would take rain over scorpion any day!!!

kelee,

i moved to phoenix (cave creek) ... i thought scorpions are just something you'll see if you go to mountains or something.

also, i thought living in a brand new apt will help w/ pest problems, since it's brand new, it'll be too clean for bugs.

You basically did everything the opposite of what you should do it you want to avoid scorpions.

- You want to avoid living in areas that are near animals' natural habitats. - You moved into a new development area (a new apartment).

If you don't live at the edge of civilization (Cave Creek), and you don't live in a brand new building, your chances of ever seeing a scorpion are almost none. As I've mentioned multiple times in this thread, I've lived in Phoenix my entire life and have never once seem a scorpion outside of captivity.

We recently moved to Garden Lakes in Avondale. I have lived in AZ for 25 yrs and never saw a scorpion till now. I am making up for lost time. We purchased a black light flashlight from a pet store (it works amazingly!!) For those who dont know, a scorpion will show up BRIGHT neon green under this light and would be impossible to miss. We search for them at night, and kill them.. out front and back. We will usually always find one, usually in the cracks of the block wall, sometimes on the ground, once in the pool... BUT only ONCE in the 5 months we have lived here have we found one inside, and that was right after we moved in.. Another family member has them in their house constantly?.. I am trying to figure out what the difference is and the only thing I can come up with is that we have two cats and they have none. I didn't know if this was a myth or not. Also want to find out if it is indeed a fact that cats are immune to them. We have also heard there really isn't any pestiside that is full proof. Grrrr!

Yep... scorpions are a way of life in AZ. We moved to Anthem from So Cal two years ago and have had four scorpions in our house, two in the past two days. There really isn't any pestacide for scorpions, the only control is to eliminate their food source which is mainly crickets. However, I'm intrigued by the use of a cat as a predator, but I'll have to sell my husband on the idea!

We have a home near St George, Ut In Hurricane (about 20 miles from the AZ border). Today is Nov 1, and we are here for the first time in several weeks. We found 2 bark scorpions in the house within 15 minutes of each other. It was around 5 PM, and I found 1 in the master bath toilet (alive in the water) and the second on the kitchen floor. I am worried that we may have a nest or something that we disturbed when we started moving things around. I have been looking for insight on their nesting/ hibernating habits, but I have not found much. Any insight to those who have dealt with these creatures? THANKS!

I have been in arizona for 9 years, and have lived in 7 different places during that time. Up until my last place I had never seen a scorpion inside or outside any of my residences. My current home is on a golf course, within a half mile of south mountain, and also has several new developments within a half mile. I have heard cinder block walls are havens for scorpions, and most fences and even some houses are made of cinder block. Im not sure what attracts them, but my house was infested with scorpions. We found them on the floors, on the ceilings, on the counters, and even one in the bed. We would see one or two a week, and one of my roommates was stung in the kitchen while reaching for a paper towel on the counter. Finally we called an exterminator that sprays once a month, and when he sprays we dont see ANY scorpions.

I recommend sealing any cracks, put mesh from a window screen around any air vents, tape up any access to attics etc, kill their food supply (crickets), and call a good exterminator to come out once every 3-4 weeks.