Ever been stung by a yellowjacket...

[DON SVO]

My Grandmother lives in Van Zandt Co. She has scorpions in the house from time to time and they also end up in a bathroom light fixture for some reason. I do not like hearing Don's theory of "if you have one, you have a hundred."

Well, they don't waltz in through the front door, they come into your house trying to find food, new ones also come in, then they multiply, then life sucks. Here's an article from a pest control website?

"How To Get Kill & Get Rid Of Scorpions
It can be difficult and time consuming to control scorpions in and around a home, but it can be done. The first thing that should be done is thoroughly cleaning of the inside of the house. Carefully pick up all laundry and debris cluttering the floors. Clean the bathroom and kitchen cabinets out, as well as, the closets and other rarely used spaces. It’s wise to treat these areas while the are empty with insecticidal dusts such as Drione Dust or sprays such as Demon WP.

So what do scorpions eat? They eat insects, so keep the house insect free with indoor pesticides and with glue traps such as the ePest IPM Pro Bug Traps and Monitors. Glue traps are great at capturing insects and also beneficial. While they won’t kill scorpions, they will catch them. Scorpions feed on small spiders and soft bodied insects. They will eat other species of scorpions and even small individuals of their own species. They have poor eyesight, so do not stalk or chase prey, but lie in waiting to grab it with their pincers. Small insects are eaten immediately, but larger prey are stung and eaten after they cease to struggle.

To successfully control indoor scorpions, it’s essential to manage the scorpions outside the home. Sealing off all of the outdoor cracks on the home with caulk or another sealant is very important. Also, reducing the number of outdoor hiding places for scorpions is important. Remove debris such as loose rocks, wood, trash and other unnecessary things from the backyard and around the home. It’s also beneficial to keep the grass mowed short and all shrubbery nicely pruned.

Outdoor areas can then be treated with a residual insecticide of Demon WP, Demand or Talstar. Indoor areas such as crevices in woodwork, closets, around plumbing, doorways or windows, and other areas where scorpions might hide should also be carefully treated with a similar spray or dust. Non-residual or contact applications of CB 80 can be useful when rapid control is needed indoors."

From a website about homes/pest repellents:

"These critters can actually seal off their exoskeleton which is why most pesticides are ineffective. Their favorite foods are cockroaches and crickets, so if you eliminate their food source they are likely to go elsewhere. Scorpions can also crawl through pretty tiny spaces so be sure to weatherproof around doors and windows. "

... and to make your skin absolutely crawl:

"I rented a place that was on an acre. On the day I moved in I killed 20+ scorpion inside and outside the house. I continued to kill scorpions about 10 per night. We lived there 2 years before I gave up just because of the bug problems. I killed over 300 of them. I became very knowledgeable about the little critters. We were never stung though."

[Ratt]