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A wolf spider (Pardosa amentata) crawling

Brown Recluse vs. Wolf Spider and How to know the Difference

Here in Arizona, we have 27 various spider species.  The most 2 that are confused are the Brown Recluse and Wolf Spider.   Brown Recluse vs. Wolf Spider and how to know the difference Not sure if you are seeing a Wolf Spider or a Brown Recluse?  Call Scorpion King Exterminating for service.  Below is some information…

Extreme Closeup of a Fly

Fly treatments

If you’re frequently finding flies in your home, we can help you control the problem if your do-it-yourself approach is not working. With an experienced eye, we’ll target places where they usually populate, determine what kind of fly you’re experiencing, and control to rid the population of flies at every stage of their life cycle, from…

Solifuge or camel spider, Panna, Madhya Pradesh, India

Solpugid: The Enemy of My Enemy

This is a Solpugid – aka the sun spider, camel spider. Solpugids are found here in desert areas and foothill areas. They don’t have venom, but they have mandibles that can put a hurting on you. Their mandibles are like scissors! They can get very large and can become aggressive if they sense fear. Their…

Scary looking bug with lots of legs

House Centipede

This is a house Centipede. They are ugly and prehistoric looking, but did you know they love to eat a variety of house pests? They are insect carnivores! This type of centipede has a poisonous venom that takes out roaches, moths, flies, and termites. They even take care of bed bugs! No one wants this…

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Why is Service Agreement important?

Mainly because a Service Agreement keeps our company accountable to be at your home depending on when you would like service. An example would be Monthly, Bi-Monthly, or Quarterly. It also locks in your price for the particular time frame of the Service Agreement. It keeps it friendly. If you have a monthly Service Agreement in place…

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Cockroaches!

Cockroaches!!!They are ugly, gross, some even fly – yes fly! Inhale/Exhale…breath easy. We can help. These formidable pests carry diseases, and even if you see one trust me they have friends and family somewhere hiding. If left untreated you will have an infestation in your home. The cleanest of homes can get them. Roaches can…

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The Question: to stop pest control in the winter… or keep it?

THE QUESTION: TO STOP PEST CONTROL OR KEEP IT OVER THE WINTER SEASON HERE IN ARIZONA? A very common myth is that scorpions just suddenly go away during the winter here in Arizona. Not true! Scorpions are indigenous to our Arizona territory – this is where they live. What is true is they like to…

Asian giant forest scorpion was hit by a car on the road

Be Patient And They Will Die

Scorpions that run your perimeter walls every night are normal. We like when scorpions come out, sit on your block walls and take in our dried residual product. This guy died where he sat probably within a few hours or so. This is at a customer home we have been servicing for just a month…

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Attic treatments – Dust vs. Fog

Dust Treatment is for cracks and crevices. If a dust treatment is used in your attic it settles on your insulation, but not where it needs to be: in the floorboards where pests crawl and hide. Another danger is dust residual in the air. If you have it in the insulation, you’re breathing it too.…

Opisthacanthus Madagascariensis Scorpion, Isalo National Park, Ihorombe Region, Southwest Madagascar

Scorpions and Cooler Temperatures

As temperatures drop in Arizona, scorpions will hunker down in homes. Scorpions are rarely found in groups during the summer, but when the temperature goes down, they group together in cracks or crevices within homes. It is common to find them in a baseboard, shoes, bags, laundry baskets, attics, and garages with storage areas. Basically,…

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