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Old 08-20-2010, 12:38 AM
 
Location: Yorker to Vegan
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It's almost closing time for a house we've been under contract on for almost 2 months. Today we passed by to take a look at the repairs that we thought have been already done. Lo and behold I see a... scorpion! Is it any indication of something worse? Like a whole family of them in the house? There are no palm trees in the vicinity. I am mostly afraid for my grandma, as I've read that its bite can be fatal for the elderly/children/those with a compromised immune system. Is it a dealbreaker? Can we just hire pest control professionals and have the peace of mind that more won't be coming along? I thought being in "Old Summerlin," this woudn't be an issue. Thanks in advance for your input... Another reason for posting this: just wanted to share as this is the first time I've seen one and it was both interesting/scary at the same time. Earlier I had to caution my grandma twice about going to that part of the house.



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Old 08-20-2010, 03:14 AM
 
Location: Somewhere.
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Call The Bug bully.
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Old 08-20-2010, 04:03 AM
 
Location: Yorker to Vegan
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Thanks! Is this their number: (702) 399-7163 ? We're planning to do that before moving in. how much do they charge? Still wary about the scorpion... Wonder if there's more inside the house/backyard... We've been there numerous times and only saw one once - today.

... I thought that it was more likely for one to find a scorpion in a newly developed community...

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Thanks again!

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Old 08-20-2010, 09:13 AM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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Negotiate a rent/lease deal with the scorp.
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Old 08-20-2010, 09:52 AM
 
Location: Beautiful Upstate NY!
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You're in the desert now. Scorpions in LV are as common as rats in NYC.
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Old 08-20-2010, 10:07 AM
 
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You're in the desert now. Scorpions in LV are as common as rats in NYC.
Funny, I've lived here 7 years (in an apartment, condo, and two houses) and have NEVER seen one. Thought I was finally getting my wish the other night out by the pool, but once I got the flashlight it turned out to be a cricket carrying a moth.
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Old 08-20-2010, 10:20 AM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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a 12 gauge shotgun works well for em......



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Old 08-20-2010, 10:37 AM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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It's almost closing time for a house we've been under contract on for almost 2 months. Today we passed by to take a look at the repairs that we thought have been already done. Lo and behold I see a... scorpion! Is it any indication of something worse? Like a whole family of them in the house? There are no palm trees in the vicinity. I am mostly afraid for my grandma, as I've read that its bite can be fatal for the elderly/children/those with a compromised immune system. Is it a dealbreaker? Can we just hire pest control professionals and have the peace of mind that more won't be coming along? I thought being in "Old Summerlin," this woudn't be an issue. Thanks in advance for your input... Another reason for posting this: just wanted to share as this is the first time I've seen one and it was both interesting/scary at the same time. Earlier I had to caution my grandma twice about going to that part of the house.
Get back in there with a flash light and search all the crevices and nooks and crannies...all along the edge of carpet where it goes under the base board...

If you find six or eight start negotiating to kill them or don't buy the house...they are established inside and are a pain to get rid of...Takes a lot of work and some time. May need to tent the place.

The one appears to be in the laundry room likely near the garage door...so it may be a lone escapee from the outdoors...you can control them reasonably well on the outside.
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Old 08-20-2010, 10:41 AM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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Funny, I've lived here 7 years (in an apartment, condo, and two houses) and have NEVER seen one. Thought I was finally getting my wish the other night out by the pool, but once I got the flashlight it turned out to be a cricket carrying a moth.
They are very localized. We see them in Sun City in three or four locales but no where else. I would guess they are an annoyance at maybe 200 homes out of 7000.

The only thing we are seeing now is a lot of rats around. All around the NW, in Anthem and elsewhere. They are having a good year.
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Old 08-20-2010, 10:50 AM
 
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I usually see about 3-4 scorpions a year at my house. Mostly in the garage or outside. Only a couple times have I seen one inside. We're not in a palm tree heavy community (just some palms around the pool).

We have a bug guy come every month and a half and always when I do see scorpions they seem to be on their last leg. Even though, a lot of people say scorpions are not as affected by the bug spray compared to roaches, silverfish, etc.

I agree that this is the desert and you've gotta get used to them to some degree. I wouldn't stop buying a house over it!
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