Scorpions In My Attic

Most people who think they have scorpions in their attic actually have scorpions getting in through vents.

Scorpions in my attic.

The most important thing to know is that there are tons of properties for sale that don t have scorpions. Those shady vents attract scorpions. Clear out the attic and the basement and tidy all closets and cabinets as well. 3 kill the scorpions you find.

What to know about scorpions when moving to arizona. Clean the floor of your house and leave no place where scorpions might find suitable for hiding such as loose papers magazines or dirty and wet laundry piled on the floor. Exterior vents leading inside are an open door to bark scorpions. Scorpions love hiding in shoes and clothes which have not been used recently.

Scorpions do like attics with older air conditioning ducts that aren t insulated because they can keep scorpions cool. Since scorpions like to climb they re more likely to be in the attic instead of a crawl space. But once they find this good place to nest it won t be long before the first few living in your attic will mate and start to reproduce. Scorpions have to conserve water loss and are comfortable in cool moist areas with an air flow.

If scorpions do nest in an attic during the winter they will come down through wall voids or exterior vents during the early spring. Scorpions don t normally reside in grass so you probably won t find many there. Because bark scorpions love to climb they often come upon vents leading inside the home. Scorpions in the attic can be a problem during cooler months where there is no active scorpion control barrier.

Scorpions can access attics via untreated wall voids and untreated weeps around the foundation of your home.