Nobody wants to find a scorpion in their house. These pests have intimidating stingers that can pack a powerful punch. To keep scorpions out of your home, you need good pest control in Bryan. EnviroGuard offers effective scorpion control that will keep your home and family safe. Call today to learn more about our options.
How To Identify A Scorpion
The most distinctive feature of a scorpion is its stinger. The most common scorpion in Bryan is the striped bark scorpion. They’re about 2 to 2 1/2 inches long. Striped bark scorpions are yellowish or tan with two wide, black stripes down the length of their bodies. This coloring means that scorpions can blend into their surroundings easily. However, many species of scorpion glow under black lights, which can make them more identifiable.
Most scorpions in the United States are not lethal. They typically prefer to run from threats rather than try to fight. They will sometimes sting in self-defense, so be careful. You don’t want to be in the way of a scorpion’s sting.
The Symptoms Of A Scorpion’s Sting
Even though most aren’t lethal, scorpions do have venom that they inject when they sting. Most people experience symptoms similar to a bee sting; localized pain, swelling, and itching. Some people might experience more severe swelling and pain, discoloration, or numbness at the site of the sting. If you begin to feel numbness beyond the sting site or develop seizures, difficulty breathing, or blurred vision, you should seek medical attention. These are all severe symptoms that may be associated with anaphylactic shock. A few groups of people, particularly children, older adults, and immunocompromised people, are more susceptible to severe reactions to scorpion venom.
If you are stung by a scorpion, wash the sting site with soap and water. You can apply an ice pack or cool, damp cloths to help with swelling and burning. Be aware of your symptoms, and prepare to see a doctor if you develop a severe reaction.
Six Simple And Successful Scorpion Prevention Tips
To avoid scorpion stings, it’s important that you keep them away from your home as much as possible. This often involves removing hiding places and making it more difficult for scorpions to get inside your house.
Taking these six steps around the home can help prevent scorpions from bothering you and your family:
- Remove potential harborage sites around your yard
- Store firewood several feet from the home
- Seal any cracks or holes in the walls
- Repair or replace damaged window screens
- Regularly inspect dark, out-of-the-way areas of your house
- Trim tree branches back so they don’t touch your home
Some of the most common places to find scorpions are underneath stones, logs, and yard debris piles. Keeping your yard clear of these items eliminates the places where scorpions can hide. Additionally, any firewood should be stored several feet away from your home and elevated off the ground. Before bringing any wood inside, make sure you aren’t carrying a scorpion with it.
Cracks in the walls and torn window screens can allow scorpions access to your home. Unlike some other pests, scorpions don’t necessarily seek out buildings to live in. But if they can get inside your house easily through a hole in the wall or a torn screen, they will.
Inside the house, scorpions will typically stay out of sight. If you’re worried about a scorpion infestation in your home, carefully inspect all the dark corners and cupboards where they might hide. Do this often, and scorpions are less likely to be hiding there.
Long tree branches can be beneficial for scorpions. They can use these branches to travel onto the roof of your house and get inside that way. They also sometimes feed on fallen leaves. Keep these branches trimmed so they don’t touch your home, and you remove one more potential entry point.
Scorpion prevention can go a long way for Bryan homes. But if you try all of these and you’re still finding scorpions around your home, consider calling a professional pest control company to help you get rid of scorpions.
The Benefits Of Professional Scorpion Control
At EnviroGuard, we believe in protecting Bryan homes from pests and unnecessary chemicals. We thoroughly inspect each and every home to see what treatments will work best for you. For scorpions, we use a variety of scorpion control methods that will remove the pests and keep them from coming back. Plus, we offer emergency scorpion treatments, which means we’ll get our pest control team to your home as fast as we possibly can. For high-quality and affordable services, call EnviroGuard today to get started and to learn more about our residential and commercial pest control services in Bryan.