Scorpions are difficult to control with pesticides alone. Therefore, the first control strategy is to modify the area surrounding a house and use the Cahaba Snake Trap around the foundation and place the Cahaba Snake Trap inside where Scorpions have been seen. Place the trap under beds and other places needed.  Small trap is best for inside the home.

• Remove all trash, logs, boards, stones, bricks and other objects from around the home.
• Keep grass closely mowed near the home. Prune bushes and overhanging tree branches away from the house. Tree branches can provide a path to the roof for scorpions.
• Store garbage containers in a frame that allows them to rest above ground level.
• Never bring firewood inside the house unless it is placed directly on the fire.
• Install weather-stripping around loose fitting doors and windows.
• Plug weep holes in brick veneer homes with steel wool, pieces of nylon scouring pad or small squares of screen wire.
• Caulk around roof eaves, pipes and any other cracks into the home.
• Keep window screens in good repair. Make sure they fit tightly in the window frame.

Wettable powder formulations provide better residual control for crawling pests when applying perimeter sprays. When using pyrethriods or other insecticides labeled for scorpion control, be sure to use the highest permissible label rate.

Apply pesticides around the foundation of the building and up to 1 foot above ground level on the exterior walls. Also apply pesticides around doors, window eaves and other potential points of entry. Cyfluthrin, and bendiocarb are effective pesticides