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I have been getting many questions lately regarding how the scorpions actually get inside the home. During the summer when it is hot outside people tend to crank up the AC. When the hot air from the outside meets the cold air on the inside it creates condensation inside the walls. Similar to what happens to your car windows on a cold morning. When a home is built it has to have ways for the moisture to escape. So homes are built with little openings in the foundation. If you live in a brick or stone home you have what’s called weep holes. Weep holes are little spaces between the brick that look like it’s missing the mortar. If you live in a stucco home you have what’s called a J Rail. By using a mirror and looking under the over hang around the foundation you will see little holes every 3-6 inches big enough for the scorpions to get in. When the scorpions get close to our walls they can feel the cool air coming out of the holes and it draws them inside.

As a Scorpion specialist one of the most common questions that I am asked is How are the scorpions getting into my home in the first place? Or I found a Scorpion in my kids room up stairs how did it get there? Well even though it might not be pleasant to think about the facts are, Scorpions get into our home through openings that are only 1/16^th of an inch. Once inside the walls of the house they use the electrical wiring to move through out the voids of the walls, kind of like there own little high way. Because the wiring runs throughout the entire home they can follow it into any room of the home and find any crack the size of a credit card to get out. Most common places are around the outlet covers, vents in the ceiling, where the pipes come out of the wall under the sink or even in the shower or bathtub, and in some cases they will come out by ceiling lights.

PHOENIX — Banner’s Poison Control Center reported more than 100 calls about scorpion stings in the past week alone. This is due to the warm weather that we have been having lately. Scorpions are typically more active when the temperature reaches over 75-80 Degrees. Be aware that Scorpions could be anywhere. If you pick up a dog bowl or pick up some rocks in the yard or open a baseball glove,.. Beware!  It’s that element of surprise that will get you stung. You don’t really want to be surprised by one. If you have small children you can put the legs of the crib inside mason jars to prevent them from climging into your child’s crib since scorpions cannot climb clean glass. Also pull the bed away from the wall. This will help prevent them from climbing the wall and then climbing into bed with you. Make sure that the bed or crib is not underneath of any vents or light fixtures since in some cases scorpions can make there way to the attic and then drop out of these openings. Scorpions only need 1/16th of an inch opening to get through.