There are a few commercial products intended for indoor residential use in spraying for scorpions but I have no knowlege of their effectivity and would like to hear user reports. I am not only interested in controlling the scorpions but in not unduly poisoning the air we breathe or staining the baseboards and or carpets.
I killed a 3 inch (I didn't measure it) scorpion on the carpet in our bedroom. It ran for cover under the bedroom linen closet door but was visible when I opened the door and I gave it a good whack with a large sized paint stirring stick with no apparent effect (its shields were not damaged, captain) I made a cutting/pressing stroke across it to no avail as the carpet gave it cushioning to sink into.
Similar treatment, to scale, would have easily killed any of us mere mortals leaving a mangled bloody heap of nearly unrecognizable pureed people stuff.
Mr. Scorpion ducked unde a pile of plastic storage bags of bed clothes. I yanked away his cover and concealment and proceeded to apply about 40lbs to his mid section with my vorpal swoard, I mean paint stick. I'm not sure how extensive the damage was to his life support systems or weapons array but as he slipped from sight in a descending vortex of swirling water he didn't seem to be effecting any particular recognizable swimming stroke.
Any recommendatiions? As much fun as it is to "deal" with them, I'd just as soon not have my wife step on one in the dark, barefoot.
I have purchased some granular products for spreading outside around the perriphery of the house. That should limit the numbers comiing in. My concern is the ones that are already in. A couple months ago I killed a smaller one in my shop, I think. It ran under the sheetrock where there isn't any baseboard yet and I cleaned its brakes with spray cleaner/degreaser type brake and electric motor cleaner, the first aerosol I could lay hands on. Then found my wasp and hornet stream sprayer and shot some in too for good measure. Never saw the critter again and assume I got it. (Crosses fingers and whistles a little tune)
I'd like to start at the more ecologically responsible end of the spectrum and work my way, as required, toward nuclear weapons.
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