Truly Nolen Pest Advice Blog » Scorpions https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:18:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.16 Watch Your Step for Scorpions Frightening Pest may be Southwest’s Public Enemy No. 1 https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/watch-step-scorpions-frightening-pest-be-southwests-public-enemy-1/ https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/watch-step-scorpions-frightening-pest-be-southwests-public-enemy-1/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:19:13 +0000 http://www.trulynolen.com/pest_advice_blog/?p=574671 One of the most infamous of pests, the scorpion is one of the most difficult to eliminate. They spend most of their time tucked away in cracks or crevices and are even found in children’s sand boxes. Although scorpions are not aggressive hunters, their sting can be quite painful – and in the case of one species found in the U.S., it can sometimes be fatal. The most venomous scorpion in North America, Centriroides exilicauda, is commonly referred to as the Arizona bark scorpion. As one of the smaller species of scorpion, an adult male can grow up to eight centimeters long, yellow to yellow-brown in color, with a long slender tail. It is found throughout the desert Southwest including Arizona (where it was first discovered in Tempe in 1927), western New Mexico, northern Mexico, and the west bank of the Colorado River in California. Altogether, more than 30 species of scorpions are found in the southern and western United States, including scorpions common to New Mexicans such as the striped scorpion and the Desert Hairy scorpion. While these non-threatening species can inflict a painful sting, serums are available to relieve the more severe symptoms. Because scorpions normally move about Read More

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]]> https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/watch-step-scorpions-frightening-pest-be-southwests-public-enemy-1/feed/ 0 More Bugs: The Unwelcome Impact of Climate Change https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/bugs-unwelcome-impact-climate-change/ https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/bugs-unwelcome-impact-climate-change/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:07:19 +0000 http://www.trulynolen.com/pest_advice_blog/?p=573231 What does the ever-changing weather patterns have to do with pest control? Quite a bit, actually. As northern parts of the country are experiencing extremely low temperatures, and other areas are oddly warmer than usual, the change in our typical seasonal patterns raises a red flag for changes in pest activity. Irregular changes in the weather, such as spikes in cold temperatures, have the potential to significantly diminish a pest predator’s population, affecting the balance of the ecosystem and allowing pests to thrive and flourish as they take advantage and adapt without anyone to threaten their livelihood. As the populations of predators decrease, pests are able to recuperate from the weather change significantly quicker. The impact of climate change on insects and humans is far reaching – forest and food crops could be affected and diseases spread by insects could have a wider range. Nature has a delicate balance and it doesn’t take much – a slight temperature variation, or even a movement in the course of a river – to cause changes that move throughout an ecosystem. Since mosquitoes are the most common carriers of malaria and yellow fever, dramatic increases in these diseases would be likely. Moreover, both Read More

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]]> https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/bugs-unwelcome-impact-climate-change/feed/ 0 How to prevent a scorpion infestation https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/how-to-prevent-a-scorpion-infestation/ https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/how-to-prevent-a-scorpion-infestation/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:04:14 +0000 http://www.trulynolen.com/pest_advice_blog/how-to-prevent-a-scorpion-infestation/ In the past month, residents in Las Vegas, Nevada noticed small scorpions in their homes, specifically in beds, shoes, garages and near pet's water bowls.

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]]> https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/how-to-prevent-a-scorpion-infestation/feed/ 0 Scorpions, Spiders Heading into Homes https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/scorpions-spiders-heading-into-homes/ https://www.trulynolen.com/pest-advice-blog/scorpions-spiders-heading-into-homes/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:28:13 +0000 http://www.trulynolen.com/pest_advice_blog/pest-control-news/scorpions-spiders-heading-into-homes/ Texas homeowners are dealing with some unpleasant guests, as they feel the effects of a blistering, dry summer.

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