Scorpion Control Tips for Property Managers
Conquistador Pest & Termite provides scorpion control services for vacation homes and condos. As our snowbirds begin to close up their winter homes for the summer, it is easy to rationalize dropping the pest control service. But leaving their property unprotected for the summer when pest infestations are at their worst, is not a cost-saving idea. It is important for property managers to help educate their homeowners, who live up north, that they need constant pest protection. Conquistador Pest & Termite strongly recommends an annual contract with monthly service because pest control for our hot months is too intense to be well-managed quarterly.
SCORPIONS CAN FIND A WAY INTO THE PROPERTY
The warm summer weather is just peaking around the corner and scorpions are coming out from their winter’s hibernation. They are looking for food and water. Since these bugs are carnivorous, the population will increase when you see more insects, spiders, and lizards. Tucson had a very rainy winter and Conquistador is expecting an increase in the number of insects this summer.
How Do Scorpions Find Their Way into the Property?
- Doors: Scorpions can squeeze through the gaps between your doors and the threshold. Bark scorpions can fit through openings as small as the width of a dime.
- Windows: Windows provides easy access if they aren’t sealed or if the screen is damaged.
- Roofs and Eaves: These bugs are skilled climbers and can scale smooth walls and trees. Overhanging branches provide an easy climb for them to get to the roof where they can enter the property through the eaves and vents.
- Outdoor Storage: Using your patio or balcony as storage provides great hiding places for unwanted bugs of all types. Warn your homeowners to be alert when they bring those items indoors as they are preparing to leave for the summer.
- Utility Lines: All outside openings into the home, like utility lines, exhaust fans, and dryer vents, need to be covered with a mesh screen, otherwise unwanted bugs can enter the property.
- Air Ducts: Air conditioning creates condensation and these unwanted insects will run along the outside of the air ducts. If there are openings, they can access the ducts and find their way in.
CONQUISTADOR Has Succeeded Where Others Have Failed
The first step in successful scorpion management is a thorough inspection of the property. Conquistador provides that free to you. During the inspection, we looked for possible entryways into the property and environmental factors that make the property desirable to all unwanted bugs.
To scorpion-proof the property, a quick spray around will not solve your infestation problem. This type of bug can be difficult to keep out. Conquistador provides two services; scorpion extermination and interior/exterior home scorpion sealing. The answer to an unwanted insect problem isn’t just killing off individual bugs but sealing the property to discourage new unwanted insects from entering.
Conquistador Pest & Termites provides solutions for Property Managers with the following:
- Fast response to pest problems
- Inspection and treatment
- Follow up treatments
Prevention
If you want to know if there are scorpions lurking in your managed property, Conquistador Pest & Termite offers Free Inspections in Tucson, AZ. Consider including a scorpion control program with our Conquer All Program.
