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Scorpion Control

Scorpion control built for Arizona homes

Arizona bark scorpions are the one desert pest you do not want to gamble on. We keep their numbers down through recurring exterior treatment, sealing the gaps they slip through and clearing out what they hunt.

How to get rid of scorpions

What actually keeps scorpions out

Getting rid of scorpions in Arizona takes four things working together: a recurring exterior barrier treatment around the home, sealing the entry points they slip through, clearing away the insects they feed on, and staying on a schedule. No treatment is instant or permanent, but consistent exterior service is what keeps their numbers down over time.

  • Roofline, eaves and soffits de-webbed
  • Weep holes and window frames
  • Door gaps, thresholds and garage seals
  • Block wall bases and the foundation line
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Citrus Pest Co technician treating the base of a stone block wall along the gravel edge of an East Valley home with a backpack sprayer

Why scorpions are different here

The one desert pest you don't want to gamble on.

Arizona bark scorpions are genuinely dangerous to kids and pets, and they're built to survive. They glow under UV light, slip through gaps the width of a credit card, and love the block walls and irrigated yards common across the East Valley. We treat for them as part of our general pest service.

They glow under UV light

Arizona bark scorpions fluoresce blue-green under a blacklight. It is how they get found after dark, and a reminder that the ones you see are never all of them.

They fit through a credit-card gap

A bark scorpion can flatten and slip through a gap about the width of a credit card. A weep hole, a worn door sweep or a hairline crack is an open door.

They live in walls, rock and voids

Block walls, rock beds, wood piles and wall voids give them cool, dark shelter through the day. That is why a scorpion problem is almost always an outside problem first.

Monsoon storms push them inside

When summer rain floods the ground they shelter in, they move to the driest space nearby, which is often your home. Pressure tends to spike right after a storm.

On the property

What a scorpion visit covers

Almost everything that keeps scorpions out of a home happens on the outside of it. We work the exterior in the same order every time, from the roofline down to the yard line, so the barrier ends up where scorpions actually cross it.

Citrus Pest Co technician using a long extension pole to sweep webs from the soffit and roofline corner of a stone and white brick East Valley home
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    Roofline and eaves de-webbed

    We clear webs, egg sacs and nests off the eaves, soffits and porch corners with an extension pole. Scorpions climb, and the top of the house is the easiest place on it to hide.

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    Block walls and the foundation line

    We treat the base of the block walls and the strip of ground tight against the house. That is the route scorpions travel before they ever reach a door.

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    Weep holes and entry points

    Weep holes, window frames, hose bibs and utility penetrations get treated directly. These are the credit-card gaps that let a scorpion inside in the first place.

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    Door gaps and thresholds

    Garage seals, thresholds and door sweeps get checked and treated. A worn gap at the bottom of a door is one of the most common ways a scorpion walks in.

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    Dusting the voids

    Where it makes sense, we apply product into wall voids and weep holes, the hidden spaces scorpions shelter in, not just the surfaces you can see.

If you have found scorpions in a specific spot, tell us before the visit and we will start the route there.

What we treat

Six common desert pests, one service

Arizona bark scorpions are genuinely dangerous to kids and pets, and they're built to survive. We treat for them as part of our general pest service.

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  • Scorpions
  • Spiders
  • Ants
  • Roaches
  • Crickets
  • Earwigs
Citrus Pest Co technician reaching up with an extension duster to clear webs from the eaves of a white brick East Valley home

How we deliver it

Scorpion control is the recurring general service, done right

We are not going to sell you a one-time scorpion spray and call it solved. Scorpions are treated as part of our recurring general pest control, because the barrier only works if it is refreshed and the entry points stay sealed. One visit knocks the population back. Staying on a schedule is what keeps it down.

There is no treatment that removes scorpions forever, and anyone promising that is guessing. What works is consistent exterior service, season after season, on a plan built for your home.

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The recurring exterior service that scorpion control is delivered through, covering spiders, ants, roaches, crickets and earwigs too.

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Scorpion questions

Common scorpion questions

Honestly, no method is truly permanent. Arizona bark scorpions live in the desert all around your home, so new ones can always move in. What keeps their numbers down is ongoing exterior service plus sealing the gaps they use to get inside. Treat the barrier on a schedule and keep the entry points closed, and you stop a few scorpions from turning into a population.
Scorpions are hardy, so a single store-bought spray rarely does much on its own. What works better is a professional exterior barrier applied where they travel, block wall bases, weep holes, door gaps and the foundation line, combined with removing the insects they feed on and dusting the voids they hide in. Cutting off their food and shelter matters as much as the product itself.
Usually, yes. Scorpions are not social, but if one found a way in, the gap it used is still open and the conditions that drew it are still outside. Seeing one is a signal to treat the exterior and seal the entry points, not to assume it was a stray. Tell us where you found it and we will start there.
They are active from spring through fall, with the highest pressure in the summer monsoon months. Warm nights bring them out to hunt, and heavy rain floods the ground they shelter in, pushing them toward the driest space nearby. They do not vanish in winter either. They shelter in block walls and voids, which is why we treat year-round.

How it works

Simple from the first call

  1. Get in touch

    Call or send the form.

  2. We get you signed up for service

    We set you up on the right plan for your home.

  3. We treat

    We treat your home.

  4. Year-round care

    Protection that lasts.

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Plans & pricing

Simple plans, no surprises

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