fishman
Veteran Member
They are all over around my house but here's how I've been keeping them out of my house.
Spray entire perimeter (foundation) of home with Bug-B-Gone. Spray around all entry points to the home. Those include, but are not limited to gable vents, soffit vents, dryer vents, entry points for the central air unit, and around all doors and windows. Also spray the bottom two feet of every tree that is close to overhanging the roof, and the base of every tree that contacts that one . . . you get the idea. This usually takes about 15 minutes, including mixing of the chemical, and costs less than fifty cents. It's best to do it every 3-4 months, but I have stretched it to six.
That method was getting everything but the scorpions, and had reduced the scorpions to one or two every year. One stung me in bed, what a lousy way to wake up. Previously, before spraying, the award went to the time the scorpion fell out of the exhaust fan in the bathroom . . . while I was sitting on the throne. Fell in my hair. Not a pretty sight. I screamed like a little girl. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Anyway . . . Found the point of entry by process of deduction. They were coming in the air conditioner drain line (pvc) and popping out the top of the vent hole. I put a screen over the top of it and we've gone a year now with no scorpions or other nasty surprises in the house. Keeping my fingers crossed.
The spray method I described keeps out all other lesser bugs, and can probably be successfully applied just about anywhere.
Spray entire perimeter (foundation) of home with Bug-B-Gone. Spray around all entry points to the home. Those include, but are not limited to gable vents, soffit vents, dryer vents, entry points for the central air unit, and around all doors and windows. Also spray the bottom two feet of every tree that is close to overhanging the roof, and the base of every tree that contacts that one . . . you get the idea. This usually takes about 15 minutes, including mixing of the chemical, and costs less than fifty cents. It's best to do it every 3-4 months, but I have stretched it to six.
That method was getting everything but the scorpions, and had reduced the scorpions to one or two every year. One stung me in bed, what a lousy way to wake up. Previously, before spraying, the award went to the time the scorpion fell out of the exhaust fan in the bathroom . . . while I was sitting on the throne. Fell in my hair. Not a pretty sight. I screamed like a little girl. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Anyway . . . Found the point of entry by process of deduction. They were coming in the air conditioner drain line (pvc) and popping out the top of the vent hole. I put a screen over the top of it and we've gone a year now with no scorpions or other nasty surprises in the house. Keeping my fingers crossed.
The spray method I described keeps out all other lesser bugs, and can probably be successfully applied just about anywhere.