Hey Yorkitalkjilly I'll Take Your Lizard If ....

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by dawn27

Oh NO not again.... Yikes !

I found this in an article about Scorpians and how to rid them from in and around your home.

Here’s how to tell if your scorpions are Bark Scorpions: Only bark scorpions climb vertical surfaces. If your scorpions confine themselves to scurrying along the floor, you’re probably OK. If you’re finding them on the walls or in your drapes or climbing up the side of your house (or your leg), you’ve got a problem.

* Switch your outdoor lights from white bulbs to yellow. Yellow light doesn’t attract bugs the way white light does.

* Check your weather-stripping. If you can slide a business card under your weather-stripping, there’s enough room for a scorpion to wiggle through.

Caulk or otherwise plug the spaces where electrical, phone or waterlines enter your house. Ditto in the kitchen and bathrooms where pipes come out of the wall.

* Clear away, or at least frequently move, woodpiles or any other stuff you might have stacked up near your house.

* Don’t leave wet towels on the ground around a pool or spa. Conversely, if you want to catch scorpions, leave a damp towel on your kitchen floor overnight. In the morning, pick it up, with tongs or with gloves on, and see what came calling.

* The redwood bark some folks use as mulch looks nice on flowerbeds, but it’s a scorpion magnet. If you’re digging around it, wear gloves and keep your eyes open.

also

Also:
Eliminate Scorpions' Food Supply

Clear your house and garden of any insects like crickets, cockroaches, fire ants fleas, flies and others. This is among the most effective deterrents to scorpions.

Keep Floors Clean

Piled-up newspapers or clothes on the floor provide ideal nesting places for scorpions.

Dust Ceiling Light Fixtures Regularly

Dust inside ceiling light fixtures to remove scorpions and the other insects they eat. Spray inside the fixture with insecticide if you have found scorpions in it.

Check Your Footwear

Always check your shoes before coming in the house, and scrape off any scorpions attached.

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

That is awesome! Thank you!

[dawn27]

I'd get started right away ..... and be careful!

[yorkietalkjilly]

What's the latest on Scorpie? I haven't seen Lizzie for forever.

[dawn27]

Im wondering how the home defence in coming along ?

[yorkietalkjilly]

Me, too!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

We have seen another one. . I have decided to call a professional. I really don't know what else to do. I have a newer home so I don't think there should be big cracks for them to get in. I really don't know how they are getting in the house.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

We have seen another one. . I have decided to call a professional. I really don't know what else to do. I have a newer home so I don't think there should be big cracks for them to get in. I really don't know how they are getting in the house.

Good. Worried about you all. Don't want you stung in your beds!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Good. Worried about you all. Don't want you stung in your beds!

Me either!

[dawn27]

Hope just crazy, I hope they get rid of them for you.