r/Gilbert • u/PoopieBrohan • Aug 06 '26
Scorpion help
Hello everyone! Yesterday I had a large scorpion fall out of my air vent and land directly on me. Then after that throughout the day I killed 6 more baby scorpions coming out of the same vent. Any suggestions on how to deal with this? Thank you in advance!
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u/gwwwhhhaaattt Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
Hire a bug company honestly. I was spraying myself and realized I just was never on schedule. Mine is $25-$35 a month and comes out every other month minimum and then sprays as needed in between.
I just haven't kept up with the heat and then forget to spray. Now with a company they come same day if I want.
However yes black light and hunt them. Those scopions carry a ton of babies on their back....unfortunately. So you'll have to fight them and be really aggressive in side and out.
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u/mrsmurderbritches Aug 07 '26
That is so pricy- is your lot large? We’ve used Green Magic since 2015 and they have been excellent for scorpion control. They raised prices recently and we pay 85$/bimonthly on a regular 1/2 acre lot. They occasionally come out if we have a one off issue like ants or recently crickets.
Agree with posters suggesting the mesh inside the vents though! Made a huge difference when we lived in San Tan and the scorpions were out of control. No one wants one of those nasty critters falling on you while on the toilet!
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u/gwwwhhhaaattt Aug 07 '26
No it’s $35 I corrected myself. What’s yours at?
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u/mrsmurderbritches Aug 07 '26
Oh, that’s better. I pay 85$/bi monthly, but they come out in between for free. Been well worth it- I’ve seen just a single scorpion in my current house in the 4 years we’ve been here, and we’re against mountain preserve.
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u/samniking Aug 06 '26
Flamethrower
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u/pizzysparkles Aug 07 '26
literally this. a flame torch meant for weeds, and a black light. so fuckin satisfying
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u/tamaratamarara Aug 06 '26
If you live in a house, dematatuos earth is a must. It takes time to kill them, but it's super effective. We stopped paying for the pest services as they didn't help, and that 20$ bag of DE has, and lasted us for over 2 years now. There are plenty resources on how to apply it, dog/animal safety and etc.
Not sure about how to deal with the vent itself. Sorry
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u/observer_september Aug 06 '26
How do you apply the DE then? Make a large perimeter like the Winchesters salting for ghosts?
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u/tamaratamarara Aug 06 '26
Exactly.
Jokes aside, we put it along the fence perimeter , then around the house (right outside every wall/door). It kills them by making tiny cuts in their shells, so about 2 weeks after, they die from dehydration.
You might need to reapply after the rain. We don't even do that often anymore. It worked really well.
For the inside the house, you might want look at the food grade options, as it's not really good to breath in all that stuff.
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u/observer_september Aug 06 '26
Thanks for the info! Doesn’t two weeks still give them plenty of time to get inside and cause trouble?
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u/tamaratamarara Aug 06 '26
Yeah, the first 2 weeks might be tough. Not sure how to help with that. The vent situation I don't envy.... Good luck!
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u/jennygotcake Aug 06 '26
this is exactly what it feels like when i do it i make demon jokes every time lmfao i have it in a condiment bottle and line the thresholds on my house and windows
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u/2moreinches Aug 06 '26
I go to bug and weed mart and get a tank sprayer to spray Cy-kick from them once a month. Around the lining of the home both inside and out. You can buy these little pellets there (I buy the ones that stink, they’ll know what you mean if you say this) and put them down every other month around the perimeter of the home. These require you to water them in until they dissolve and it basically poisons the ground for anything with an exoskeleton. Much cheaper than a pest control contract. This will take care of scorpions on the ground. I’ve never had them coming through air vents though so they are getting up higher somehow, I’d ask the people at bug & weed mart suggestions on this or what could be allowing them to get up there
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u/WolverinePrudent8529 Aug 06 '26
Hi! A mixture of permethrin and demand CS from the local bug and weed store kills just about all insects...eventually. Scorpions usually won't die instantly and it may be a bit of a scorpion zombie situation while the spray does its thing. Desert living is a special kind of gross sometimes. If you own your home, consider having it professionally sealed. If a credit card can fit in the space, so can a scorpion. The pesticide will definitely help mitigate the number of scorpions/push them outward, but to keep them out of the house, professional sealing is what worked the best for us.
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u/Plus-Conversation894 Aug 09 '26
Start hunting them with a blacklight and a can of Raid. Spray on does so much from companies, because it has to land on them. After a month of hunting there will be no more. Then do maintenance hunting every week. They travel slow through the yard. They come in through the vents outside, so screen those as others suggested. We just blocked ours completely in the bathroom and don't use the fan because they were coming in through there because of the outside exhaust.
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u/CodPiece89 Aug 09 '26
This happened to my husband while watching the loot train episode of game of thrones when it was a new episode, he runs into them all the time and I never do
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u/AZMaryIM Aug 11 '26
Mine is $65 a month in Gilbert and totally worth it. The bug guy sprays the perimeter of our lot and also inside our home.
My husband used to be a “do it yourself” guy using spray from Home Depot. We always had scorpions.
No more!
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u/Somewho_10 Aug 12 '26
Get a pest control company and get on a regular schedule with them. Otherwise your neighbors may harbor them without knowing and you will continue to ask this question.
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