Phoenix Pest Control for the 2021 New Year
Considering the year we endured in 2020, you'll want to ensure you begin 2021 with a positive start. If you are a home or business owner, Phoenix pests are always a threat if you are not properly prepared. The winter months are a great time to begin…
Welcome to Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona is not only home to beautiful homes and horse properties, but also a gateway to outstanding hiking at the Granite…
Arizona Wood Scorpion
The Wood Scorpion, otherwise known as the Arizona Devil Scorpion or Stripe Tailed Scorpion, is home to Arizona and parts of New Mexico and California. Officially known as Paravaejovis spinigerus, it grows to about 2-3 inches, and usually tan to dark brown in color with darker stripes across its back. They have…
Welcome to Eastmark
Mesa, Arizona is not only home to spring training baseball, the Arizona Museum of Natural History, and the beautiful Usury Mountain Regional Park. The history of Mesa goes back to ancient times when the Hohokam people turned a hostile desert into a thriving agricultural center with a sophisticated irrigation canal system.
While there…
Scorpion Prone Areas
While pretty much anywhere in Arizona is susceptible to scorpion populations, there are some areas that may be more prone to scorpions than others. These "scorpion hot…
Part of the Family
Your pets are part of the family, and we know how important it is to keep them safe outdoors as well as indoors. Pests that affect humans will also affect our furry friends, some even more so. That's why safe, pet friendly pest control should be top of mind when looking…
Scorpion Prevention in the Home
A scorpion home seal can be one of the most effective ways to prevent scorpions from entering your home in Arizona. The best way to avoid scorpion encounters in your home is ensuring they don’t find a way in!
Not only will sealing a home prevent scorpions from finding ways into…
A Scorpion by Many Names
The largest scorpion in North America is known as the Desert Hairy Scorpion, and is common throughout the Sonora & Mojave deserts in the American Southwest, including Arizona. There are a few variations of the species that are extremely similar, identified by slight differences and geographic location. Officially known as…
Know Your Enemy
Scorpions in your home, at your business, or infesting you property is an unwelcome sight to anyone. Understanding scorpion preferences can help you make your area less…
Why do Scorpions Glow in the Dark?
Most scorpions glow in the dark and display fluoresce under ultraviolet light, like is found in typical black lights. This is because of a substance found in the hyaline layer of a scorpion, which resides within a scorpion’s exoskeleton, called the cuticle. This is what makes scorpions glow.…
Meet the Bark Scorpion
The Arizona Bark Scorpion’s notoriety is due to the danger it represents for humans, and with the temperatures warming up they are coming out of hibernation,…
First you feel it! OUCH!
It burns! It stings!
Parts of your body begin to feel numb!
Being stung by a scorpion is nasty business, but once you’ve been stung, what do you…
Arizona Scorpion Types
There are several different types of scorpions in Arizona that you may come across. All scorpions carry venom in their stingers, but they vary in toxicity levels. Most types of scorpions are not highly dangerous, but the type of scorpion you are most likely to meet in Arizona, is the most venomous…