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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 02:54 PM
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skeeter175
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Tempo on all the baseboards and under sinks and appliances will take care of them and just about anything else that crawls except ants.
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 03:00 PM
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jippedgenes
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When me and the ole lady were in Thailand they had em for sale to eat. My wife dared me so I bought a paper cone full of fried scorpions.
Before I ate each one I said....."Your little buddy stung me when I was 10 years old, this is payback."
Not back, tasted like fried sawdust so i put a little hot pepper paste on them.....It was like dropping a nuke in my mouth.
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 03:19 PM
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Dave-0
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Thanks y'all for the great info. One of the dogs the other night saw one crawling across the living room and decided to try to eat it. She didnt like the results either. Quite funny to watch at the time, then when I found out what it was...
Laws won't fix a sin problem. What this world needs is a revival, change of the heart. ~The Skipper
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 04:13 PM
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Monty Wright
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Several years back, I had a buddy working in the Kenedy/Karnes City area. He had his girlfriend come down and spend the night with him. The crawled in bed and a few minutes later something "bit" him. They jump up and flip the covers back to see a scorpion. He freaked out and called 911. Dispatched laughed at him and told him to call poison control if it gets worse He's an idiot but he does make me laugh
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 04:20 PM
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Icepick
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We see about a half dozen a year and half of those are dead because they crawled up inside a light fixture/enclosure. I learned as a young fella to always turn my boots and shoes upside down and give them a good shake. Same for pants and even bath towels. We've been in our current home 20 years and even though we see them every year no one in my house has been popped by one(knock on wood).
This thread needs more cowbell ...
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 04:32 PM
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Duck_Hunter
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The only time I’ve seen one was in a cabin at lake Bridgeport.
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 06:27 PM
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uncle_bagster
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I read that tarantulas kill scorpions. Might turn a few loose in your house and see. You might want to check with the ole lady first, though.
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: uncle_bagster]
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11/08/20 06:35 PM
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Mark Perry
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I read that tarantulas kill scorpions. Might turn a few loose in your house and see. You might want to check with the ole lady first, though. We actually see tarantulas outside the house regularly
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 07:18 PM
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Cormac
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Mark, glue boards will help a lot as said and they are relatively cheap. There is a supply house in Dallas area that you can buy a box of 100. Ill look for the name, I found 21 the first year (14 in glue boards and actually saw 7), so for every I you see there may be 2 more crawling around. Put them against the wall under hutches, especially in the rooms you do see them. Bedrooms are a good spot to protect as you spend a lot of time there. Good luck and hope all is well.
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 10:13 PM
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Beak47
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We have glue boards but they never seem to catch scorpions. They show up in the bathtub even though I have eveything blocked off. Had one fall off the ceiling one nite onto my chest in bed. Naturally he stung me just as I swatted him. The stings hurt like H..l for a little while but I have had red wasps hurt worse. I set off aerosol bombs twice a year but still get scorpions. I shake out my shoes and pants before I put them on.
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 10:16 PM
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Chug-bug-bang1
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Not the musical variety from Germany either but the little spawns of Satan that crawl about. Our home in Roanoke backed up to a greenbelt and we would get a one every now and again in the house but they were rare. When we bought the new place here at the lake we are surrounded by woods and have probably found 10-12 in the house since July. Always in same general area and all but one was super small. Cannot recall seeing so many as I have this year. Been poked at 3 times over the years.....meh
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/08/20 11:53 PM
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Siberman
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Got geckos ? Seriously ; have not seen a scorpion since I got a good population of geckos .
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/09/20 12:08 AM
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Bigbob_FTW
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/09/20 01:32 AM
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me and the boys
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Go to tsc, pick up a packet of Demon Xp. Double it up in a one gallon sprayer.
You can thank me later.
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Re: Scorpions
[Re: Mark Perry]
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11/09/20 02:09 AM
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reelfast
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Get some Chickens! You’ll never see another one
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