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Old 01-17-2013, 01:51 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I have some kitties... who are fat and lazy, and have no idea that scorpion equals painful.
How do you keep the scorpions out of your house?
DM
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Old 01-17-2013, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Old Town
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In the 18 plus years I have lived in and around the central Rio Grande valley I have never seen a scorpion. I'm not saying there isn't any in Albuquerque because I've heard of some people having some issues with them. But, personally it is just not worth worrying about. Especially since the one's around here from what I have read, their sting is nothing more than like an aunt bite or a bee sting.

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Scorpion season brings fright, stings
Lethal variety of creepy stinger rare in state

Updated: Wednesday, 29 Aug 2012, 6:08 PM MDT
Published : Wednesday, 29 Aug 2012, 6:08 PM MDT

Deanna Sauceda
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Some Albuquerque residents are noticing a real uptick in scorpions. Is there an invasion or is it just that time of year?

An entomologist for Preventive Pest Control says it's scorpion season.

Here in New Mexico there are 17 varieties of scorpions, but only one indigenous to Arizona can be lethal.

Jerry Silverheart and his family just moved into his house along the Rio Grande bosque, and they were welcomed by scorpions.

He called the pest-control company after his wife found the first one in the pantry and screamed to high heaven.

Entomologist Alan Feuer says scorpions are born earlier in the year, and by now they have grown to 2 or 3 inches becoming much more aggressive, so people are seeing them now.

He said most are not poisonous, and their sting is often like an ant bite or bee sting.

Only the Arizona bark scorpion is truly lethal. It is not native to New Mexico, but some have been found around Deming and Silver City.

New Mexico Poison Control reports there have been no scorpion deaths in New Mexico. In 2011 there were 274 reported stings. So far this year there have been 205.
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Old 01-17-2013, 05:31 PM
 
Location: New Mexico U.S.A.
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I have not had any real problems with them.

You might read through these threads with 'scorpions' in the title:



Scorpions?!

Centipedes, Scorpions

Spiders, Scorpions and Snakes

Rattlesnakes, Scorpions, Spiders And Other Lovelies

Scorpions

Tarantulas, Scorpions and Snakes



Rich
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Old 01-18-2013, 08:53 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I use to live in FL and scorpions did come into the house, as well as black widows and giant wolf spiders. When I lived in Farmington I remember daddy long legs spiders always in the bathtub the next morning, we ushered them outside. So it sounds like it is more of a rare occurrence to run into these critters, and to practice good home hygiene and common sense and it shouldn't be a problem.
TY
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Old 02-03-2013, 05:48 PM
 
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DM, would agree with the others, not something to put too much time into worrying over. We moved here from Portland, OR many years ago and what we did see a ton were solpugid species. They can provide an effective mimic, minus the stinger on the tail.

With any insects, if you control hygiene as you mentioned, make sure gaps/cracks in your home around windows, doors, any pipe or other hole through home exterior, you will cut way down on any unwanted species.

Good exclusion can be as simple as caulk and weather stripping sometimes.

RD
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