Scorpion problem

[NoleFan]

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Man Erod, I hope you find out how to get rid of them. That would freak me out. I can't imagine having a scorpion problem where I'm killing atleast 1/day...in my house. Here in SC we're similar to Rodster in SW Florida with the "fire ants" and "wasps". Those are as common as grains of sand.

[ExtremeGamer]

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The worst we have here are bees and carpenter ants. Suddenly having snow isn't so bad.

[WTF]

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Speaking of rattlesnakes. I ran over one the other day on a country road going towards my family's home. Well, I threw on the brakes, and stopped on it, thinking I'd kill it. I stick my head out the window, and the damn thing lunges up at me. Luckily, it was stuck under the wheel... or else I would have had a rattlesnake hanging from my face, lol. That was some scary stuff.

[Brandwin]

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Throwaway answer:

I'd use Sub Zero and try to freeze Scorpion, just make sure to avoid the spear and the teleport attack. If you can get him down then rip his head off and hold it in the air, dangling spine and all.

LOL I have no idea how to get rid of them. I've never seen one in person.

Congrats on the dream house though.

[BagMan]

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You forgot the gators.

Edit: should be a reply to Rodster

[Freelance]

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The exterminator has sprayed the house twice, plus dusted the attack.

The problem is, scorpions are bigger and thicker than a typical insect, so the pesticide takes longer to kill one. I've found a couple of dead ones, but usually they're alive still. It can take a few hours for the pesticide to finally kill one unless you spray it directly on one.

I suspect they established during construction on that side of the house. Hopefully, they're numbers will decline as I kill them off. I know they don't breed like crazy, so if the pesticide is getting some of them, and I'm killing them, too, then I hope to get this under control.

I'm seeing one about every other day, but in the same location usually. If I can just figure out where they're coming in, I can get this solved I think.

[Freelance]

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By the way, I've read that scorpions are becoming common up north due to the number of plants being bought from the south. When the shipments are taken up there, the scorpions are going with them.

[WTF]

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Just reading about that makes my skin crawl. Hopefully you'll get them taken care of.

Maybe Sting is sitting in one of your closets somewhere...

[Husker_OS]

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The worst we have here are bees and carpenter ants. Suddenly having snow isn't so bad.

Bees? They won't even sting you unless you go after one of their own.


And carpenter ants? Do those even sting or bite?




I'd rather have a scorpion problem than a yellow jacket and hornet problem. Those damn yellow jackets are all over the woods around our house. They build nests in the ground and if you step on one, game over. And the hornets are getting pissed at the bees around our place. Normally hornets arent a problem. But this year I've seen wayyyyy too many hornets.

[mgoblue]

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Bees? They won't even sting you unless you go after one of their own.


And carpenter ants? Do those even sting or bite?




I'd rather have a scorpion problem than a yellow jacket and hornet problem. Those damn yellow jackets are all over the woods around our house. They build nests in the ground and if you step on one, game over. And the hornets are getting pissed at the bees around our place. Normally hornets arent a problem. But this year I've seen wayyyyy too many hornets.

Carpenter ants don't sting or bite really, but feel free to discount them until you find out they're coming out your walls like wildfire

[Freelance]

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Bees? They won't even sting you unless you go after one of their own.


And carpenter ants? Do those even sting or bite?




I'd rather have a scorpion problem than a yellow jacket and hornet problem. Those damn yellow jackets are all over the woods around our house. They build nests in the ground and if you step on one, game over. And the hornets are getting pissed at the bees around our place. Normally hornets arent a problem. But this year I've seen wayyyyy too many hornets.

Yellow jackets are vicious. They will find you and hunt you down.

[Cebby]

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The bane of my existence is the giant cockroach. I spent my summers in GA, so I knew all about the fire ants and yellow jackets and such.

But dammit if not in the first day I'm in Auburn I see a roach the size of my damn fist. I mean, damn, I've lived in some not so nice places, so I've seen roaches, but not these genetically engineered super roaches.

[TheMatrix31]

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Speaking of rattlesnakes. I ran over one the other day on a country road going towards my family's home. Well, I threw on the brakes, and stopped on it, thinking I'd kill it. I stick my head out the window, and the damn thing lunges up at me. Luckily, it was stuck under the wheel... or else I would have had a rattlesnake hanging from my face, lol. That was some scary stuff.

Just reading that makes me piss my pants.

[poster]

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Speaking of rattlesnakes. I ran over one the other day on a country road going towards my family's home. Well, I threw on the brakes, and stopped on it, thinking I'd kill it. I stick my head out the window, and the damn thing lunges up at me. Luckily, it was stuck under the wheel... or else I would have had a rattlesnake hanging from my face, lol. That was some scary stuff.

Will be careful my brother! LOL

That sucks Erod. No advice due to living up north, but I hope you get rid of them.

[Husker_OS]

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Yellow jackets are vicious. They will find you and hunt you down.

No kidding. Those little bastiges will chase you all over the woods.