The striped bark scorpion is the only scorpion commonly found in North Texas homes. It is nocturnal, it comes in through weep holes, door sweeps and plumbing gaps, and it is hunting insects rather than looking for you. Sealing the exterior is what stops them.
What Do Scorpions Look Like?
Tan to yellowish, roughly 2 to 3 inches including the tail, with two darker stripes running the length of the back. Fluoresces bright blue-green under a UV blacklight, which is by far the easiest way to find them at night.
- Two dark stripes down the back is the local identifier
- Active at night, hiding in dark cracks during the day
- Found in bathrooms, laundry rooms and tubs, because they seek moisture
- Glow blue-green under a UV flashlight, which makes yard scouting easy
Are Scorpions Dangerous?
The sting is painful, comparable to a bad wasp sting, with local swelling. It is not medically dangerous to a healthy adult in Texas. Small children, the elderly and anyone with a known allergy should be seen by a doctor.
Why Is My Yard Full of Scorpions?
They follow the insects. A home with crickets, roaches and spiders around the foundation is feeding scorpions, and older brick homes with unsealed weep holes give them an easy route in. Fort Worth and Saginaw housing stock from the 60s and 70s produces most of our scorpion calls.
How Do You Get Rid of Scorpions?
Exclusion first: copper mesh in every weep hole, door sweeps that actually seal, and gaps around plumbing penetrations closed. Then the perimeter barrier to cut the food supply. Chasing scorpions with interior spray alone rarely fixes it, because the entry points stay open.
The foundation barrier from $35.99 a month, with copper mesh weep-hole sealing available as an add-on.
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