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Scorpion Control Services
Scorpion control is mostly about sealing the house, with spraying as backup, and one treatment costs $200 to $300 for most homes. Quarterly plans run $100 to $300 a visit. Spray alone rarely works, because scorpions hide for weeks between meals and walk right in through unsealed gaps. In Arizona the bark scorpion makes this a safety job, not just a nuisance one. Tell us where you’re finding them and we’ll connect you with a licensed scorpion company near you for a free quote.
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What Do Scorpions Look Like?
Scorpions have eight legs, a pair of crab-like pincers up front and a segmented tail that curls over the back and ends in a stinger. The Arizona bark scorpion is 2 to 3 inches long, light tan to yellowish, with thin pincers and a long, skinny tail. Thin pincers are your warning sign: the bark scorpions are the ones with venom that matters.
The desert hairy scorpion looks scarier, over 5 inches long with thick pincers and hairs on its tail, but its sting is closer to a bee’s. In Texas, the striped bark scorpion is yellowish tan with two dark stripes down the back and a dark triangle on its head.
Every scorpion glows blue-green under ultraviolet light. That makes a cheap UV flashlight the easiest way to count how many live in your yard.
Signs of Scorpions in Your House
Glowing Spots Under a Blacklight
Bright green-blue shapes on block walls, stucco, baseboards or tree trunks when you walk the yard with a UV flashlight after dark.
Scorpions in Sinks and Tubs
Bark scorpions climb walls and ceilings, then drop into bathtubs, sinks or beds.
Finds Near Doors and Weep Holes
Scorpions under door thresholds, in garages or along walls with open weep holes in the brick.
Lots of Crickets and Roaches
Heavy cricket or roach activity around the house means scorpion food, and the scorpions follow it.
Scorpion Species Found in US Homes
Five scorpions turn up in homes across the states we cover. Only one of them, the Arizona bark scorpion, has a sting that can send someone to the hospital.
| Scorpion | Where in the US | What It Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona bark scorpion | Arizona, with a range that reaches into southeastern California | The only US species with medically significant venom. Climbs walls and ceilings, so it ends up inside more than other species. |
| Striped bark scorpion | All of Texas, and the only scorpion in East Texas | Painful sting with a moderate reaction for most people. The most common scorpion found indoors in Texas. |
| Desert hairy scorpion | Deserts of Arizona and Southern California | The largest US scorpion, over 5 inches. Mild sting, and it eats bark scorpions. |
| Southern unstriped scorpion | North Georgia, western North Carolina and other southern states | About an inch long and brown. Hides in firewood and crawl spaces, and NC State doesn’t count it as a health threat. |
| Florida bark scorpion | Florida and parts of south Georgia | Hides under bark, mulch and attic insulation. Stings hurt but aren’t considered dangerous. |
How Scorpion Treatment Works
Scorpion treatment works from the outside in. A tech seals the entry points, cuts back the clutter scorpions hide in, and applies a residual insecticide around the foundation, door frames and block walls, along with granules in landscaping to knock down the crickets they feed on.
Spraying alone keeps failing for one reason. NC State Extension notes scorpions can live six months without food or water and may stay hidden for two months after a meal, so many never cross a treated surface before it wears off. The University of Arizona calls pest-proofing the most effective way to cut down on scorpions in the house.
What Happens on a Scorpion Job
- Night Inspection
- Good scorpion techs walk the property with a UV light, where daytime checks miss most of them, and note gaps around doors, pipes and weep holes.
- Sealing
- Weep holes get steel mesh screens, doors get new sweeps and weather stripping, and pipe and roof gaps get sealant.
- Perimeter Treatment
- A residual spray goes on the foundation, walls and entry points, with granules in rock and mulch beds.
- Ongoing Visits
- Most scorpion programs repeat every month or every quarter through the warm season, since new scorpions keep moving in.
How Much Does Scorpion Control Cost?
Scorpion control costs $200 to $300 for a single treatment, with about $250 the most common bill. Home size, how bad the problem is and your choice of monthly or quarterly service move the price. Sealing work adds labor at $75 to $150 an hour.
Prices are Angi’s scorpion removal cost figures. Ask each company to list sealing and treatment as separate lines, so you can see what you’re paying for the part that actually keeps scorpions out.
| Job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Inspection | $75 to $150, often credited toward treatment |
| One-time treatment | $200 to $500, most homes near $250 |
| Monthly service | $40 to $100 per visit |
| Quarterly service | $100 to $300 per visit |
| Treatment by home size | $150 to $250 for 1,500 sq ft, $300 to $400 for 3,000 sq ft |
| Sealing and exclusion labor | $75 to $150 an hour |
Can You Get Rid of Scorpions Yourself?
Scorpion DIY is mostly hardware store work, and it’s the part that matters. Screen weep holes with coarse steel mesh, replace worn door sweeps, add weather stripping and caulk pipe gaps. Then walk the yard with a UV flashlight on summer nights and pick off scorpions with long tongs into a jar. Store-bought perimeter sprays with bifenthrin or cypermethrin help, but they won’t fix an unsealed house.
Get a pro when you find bark scorpions inside more than once a week, when kids or older family members live in the house, or when the yard backs onto desert or open land that keeps sending new ones. A pro can seal at the roofline and treat block walls you can’t reach easily.
So: a scorpion now and then in Texas or Georgia, seal and handle it. Bark scorpions inside an Arizona home, bring in a pro.
How to Keep Scorpions Out of Your Home
- Screen brick weep holes with coarse steel mesh, not foam, so walls still drain.
- Fit door sweeps with no daylight showing under exterior and garage doors.
- Move firewood, rock piles and boards away from the foundation.
- Shake out shoes and check bedding before use, and wear slippers at night.
- Swap porch bulbs for yellow ones to draw fewer insects scorpions eat.
Scorpion Control in Your State
Scorpion risk ranges a lot between the 10 states we cover, and four of them have almost none.
How It Works
Tell Us The Problem
Tell us where the scorpions show up, inside or out, and how often you see them.
Get Matched With A Local Pro
We connect you with a licensed company that does scorpion sealing and treatment near you.
Book Your Treatment
You compare the sealing and treatment price, then book the visits that make sense.
Scorpion Control FAQs
Have a scorpion question we didn’t cover? Ask through the form, and a photo helps with the species.
What should I do if a scorpion stings me?
Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 for advice. Wash the spot and put a cool compress on it.
The University of Arizona says to call 911 or Poison Control right away for a child 9 or under, or anyone under 70 pounds. Trouble breathing, drooling, slurred speech or roving eyes means emergency care.
Does regular pest control kill scorpions?
Not reliably. Scorpions can live six months without food or water and hide for weeks, so a quarterly spray often misses them.
General pest service helps by killing the crickets they eat, but sealing weep holes and doors does more. A scorpion treatment runs $200 to $300.
How do I find scorpions at night?
Walk around the house with a UV flashlight two or three hours after sunset in summer. Scorpions glow bright blue-green against walls, rocks and tree trunks.
Wear closed shoes and use long tongs to bag any you find.
Is a Texas scorpion sting dangerous?
The striped bark scorpion, the most common one in Texas, gives a painful sting with a moderate reaction in most people, says Texas A&M AgriLife.
Allergic reactions are the exception. Anyone with swelling in the face or throat, or trouble breathing, needs emergency care.
How much does scorpion control cost per month?
Monthly scorpion service costs $40 to $100 a visit, and quarterly visits run $100 to $300, according to Angi’s data.
Monthly plans make sense in Arizona during the warm season, when bark scorpions move most.
Get a Free Scorpion Control Quote
Send us your ZIP and where the scorpions keep turning up. A licensed scorpion company near you will quote sealing and treatment, and you decide with no obligation.
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