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[jnt]

We are seing live babies in different parts of the house. We have had Fumi-Tech here twice in the last month without success.
Any suggestions welcome.

[CCC]

I have heard that lavender oil or my favorite natural insect repellent - Neem Oil will deter them. But if they are already in the house and the pro's haven't eliminated them I would try a different company for sure.

[rufus]

Scorpions were the reason that people used to let the chickens free range. House cats will also take on scorpions.

Always knock out your shoes and shake out your clothes before you put them on. Never go barefoot.

Scorpions will glow under a black light. This will give you some idea of the extent of the problem.

They love palm trees and palapas. Adobe structures seem to be more prone to scorpion infestations.

Good luck,

Rufus

[paradise]

scorpions like water and have been known to use your drains to come into the home. depending where you live and if you have lots of vegetation around your home. if you are seing babies, they the scorpion mom already gave birth. not to scare you but scorpions are known to give birth up to 100 babies. remember they can crawl up the wall, wood. i like the black light idea. you can use it at night to check your bedroom floor, closet,etc.

[Tomas]

We have had success using the mouse glue traps. We put them in corners at door entrances and other obvious places - but always along walls, not out in the open room, and also around places of moisture. We originally started putting them down to catch roaches. It shocked me how many scorpions we also captured. And you don't have to worry about poison and such hurting pets. Our dogs don't attend to the glue traps at all. BTW - we now have the occasional roach in the house - I may find a live one about once a month in the house - nothing like before.

[Jeannie]

We spray inside the house and outside monthly using Cynoff that you get at the local hardware store. We never have any problems, other than seeing dead ones.

[moonhill]

It's incredibly obvious that your exterminator has issues. Along with the other suggestions you've received, believe it or not having cats is HUGE. We haven't seen a scorpion in or around our house for at least two years and leave our doors wide open into our courtyard all day. But really, try a different exterminator.

[adamchapala]

My wife and I use Cynoff and Ridex (electronic device ordered on the Internet). Have been using them for about 3-4 years with great results.........

[Whitey]

We are seing live babies in different parts of the house. We have had Fumi-Tech here twice in the last month without success.
Any suggestions welcome.

Call Fu Mi Ga - they are out of Ixhaulacan - great guys - did a great job for us - no more scorpions!! And we had lots of them.
You can find their number in the Ojo magazine, I believe they advertise there.
Good luck, and .............keep your shoes on!

[JayBearII]

We use FuMiGa also and really like the guys, BUT despite their efforts we still have a few scorpions and spiders walking into the house. Cat and dog have not helped. Have overgrown field on one side, construction on another side, street on another, so I'm afraid walk-ins may be inevitable. Thanks for all the tips and particularly the idea about the sticky traps--what are they called in Spanish and where did you get them?

[cedros]

My sticky traps are called trampas pegajosas para ratones. The best selection I've seen is in the hardware store in Chapala that used to be called Ace-I think it is called Alcazada now. A few doors west of Delicias restaurant-which is on the western entrance to Chapala. They have several different ones. The notions store on the square in Ajijic has one type.

We use FuMiGa also and really like the guys, BUT despite their efforts we still have a few scorpions and spiders walking into the house. Cat and dog have not helped. Have overgrown field on one side, construction on another side, street on another, so I'm afraid walk-ins may be inevitable. Thanks for all the tips and particularly the idea about the sticky traps--what are they called in Spanish and where did you get them?

[Mainecoons]

Have you gone all around your property and gotten rid of all debris piles, stacks of rock, brick, wood, those dark places where scorpions like to breed and hide?

[Rosa de Alba]

The most important thing to remember if you are stung by a scorpion is not to panic (as I did when I was stung)
the potency of the venom varies with species, the smaller black ones I've been told are not as venomous as the larger blond ones...like the one that stung me.
But it also varies depending on whether or not you are allergic. If you are not allergic, their sting is no more painful than a wasp, and it lasts for about 24 hours. If you are allergic you really want to get to a clinic that has antidote. Do not take the antidote if you are not having an allergic reaction other than swelling in the sting site, because you may be allergic to the antidote....as I was....I did panic, I insisted on antidote, and I had an allergic reaction to the antidote.....
Getting rid of them of course is the best solution, trying a new fumigator, getting the sticky traps....all good ideas. I have also read that if you take a combination of cimetidine (tagamet in the US, I forget the name here, it is a histamine blocking antacid) and benedryl or any other good antihistamine used for colds and allergies, that often, that is enough to prevent an allergic reaction. This needs to be taken right away to prevent the reaction, not to treat it. But if you are having an allergic reaction, especially if you feel your throat closing up or tongue swelling, get down for the anti-dote ASAP. Maybe check ahead of time with the closet clinic to your house to find out if they have it. Best of luck!

[jnt]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

We called the FuMiGa guys. First visit $500 pesos. Had to call them again a few days later. $350 pesos for 2nd call.
They were very thorough and we have not seen a scorpion or anything else since. If we see one, we will buy some
of the stuff suggested.

[TioBob]

When we (H2Olé) spray our customers houses we use Cynoff as well. The manufactuters instructions state it is pet friendly when dry.

Buy a sprayer and some Cynoff and you can do it yourself or call someone, but insist they use Cynoff.


TioBob

[SFMama]

Has anyone tried orange oil? I know that Cynoff stuff says it is safe when dry, but I still worry about what happens when it gets wet again. I have small children.

[joey]

I'd endeavour to get a Riddex Plus which is supposed to drive out roaches, mice, scorpions, the lot,
ultrasonically.

Buena Suerte

[slobo]

The scorpions you see are dying slowly from the Cynoff, it is a nerve toxin. I have never worried about the ones I see, it's the ones you don't that'll get ya!

[lakeview]

I'd endeavour to get a Riddex Plus which is supposed to drive out roaches, mice, scorpions, the lot,
ultrasonically.

Buena Suerte

You can buy the equivalent here from Steren Electronics, its called the Repeltronic a 1.5watt device. We have two, do they work? Don't know - we never see Scorpion's, and we aren't going to turn the units off to see if we do start to see them......

I have seen the Repeltronic in Walmart Ajijic I think I saw them in the center section of the shop in the electrical section. But we bought ours in Guad for about $195 Pesos each.