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Now I'm wondering if the scorpions glow under UV light because of the radioactive water ... I'll have to check if the cat glows too ...

Rex B wrote:

RPB wrote:Had 1 scorpion here in 2007 which got the tip of my finger as I brushed "whatever was tickling my face in my sleep", upon awakening, I swatted the critter with a flyswatter.

The next day, I spray-dusted boric acid powder (I get 5 gallon buckets of the blue powder at chemical supply in Pasadena, if prevents roaches, termites etc if inside the walls, so I put it everywhere) inside walls at every opening, then caulked all baseboards, window trim, (and under the trim) door frames etc ... then got Silicone rubber seal and sealed every wall plug, wall switch, ceiling fixture, breaker box and plumbing hole.

Then I sprayed the foundation with some oily poison, and put a 15 foot perimeter around the house of various stinky poison granules.

Goodness! Does the EPA know about you? LOL

Actually I did most of those things with little effect on the scorpions.

Nothing like a scorpion stinging you in the middle of the night in bed to get your attention.

Awwe, 'round here we don't worry about a little poison, the radioactive water concerns us, imagine scorpions mutating into 5-foot long stingin' land-lobsters after they drink some of this
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Radioactivity in some water supplies
Nearly 50 systems found to exceed federal limits

Had 1 scorpion here in 2007 which got the tip of my finger as I brushed "whatever was tickling my face in my sleep", upon awakening, I swatted the critter with a flyswatter.

The next day, I spray-dusted boric acid powder (I get 5 gallon buckets of the blue powder at chemical supply in Pasadena, if prevents roaches, termites etc if inside the walls, so I put it everywhere) inside walls at every opening, then caulked all baseboards, window trim, (and under the trim) door frames etc ... then got Silicone rubber seal and sealed every wall plug, wall switch, ceiling fixture, breaker box and plumbing hole.

Then I sprayed the foundation with some oily poison, and put a 15 foot perimeter around the house of various stinky poison granules.
My niece brought in fleas once and I put the carpet flea powder out.
There's 1 dog and several outdoor cats, but I don't see many bugs unless I get a shovel and dig.

I found a few "Natural Citrus based" "poisons" which kill yellow jackets/wasps faster than the poison poisons.

Solutions Stores Pest & Pool in Pasadena is where I went, but it's a chain I believe
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pbwalker wrote:Well, with Spring essentially here, the critters are coming out!

We're out in the sticks now, and out property backs up to a large ranch. So far, we've run across scorps, tarantulas, and snakes. They don't bother me one bit as we're living on their land, and we've got to share.

But I've got two little ones (2 and 3 year old girls) and my biggest fear is one of them getting stuck. Does anyone have any recommendation for a decent pest control for a one acre area? Granules will likely be easier, and I'd prefer to have something where I don't need to worry about my dogs or kids getting sick from it. Not necessarily poison, but a deterrent or repellant?

Someone told me moth balls keep snakes away...any truth to this?

Thanks!

you don't want mothballs around kids
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And I wouldn't throw them under a house crawl space again
Those things can be dangerous to people's health
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