Scorpion control in Austin, TX.

Scorpion control is included in the general pest plan.

Whether you are in a 1940s Rosedale bungalow or a new build off Slaughter Lane, scorpions ride along on the recurring general pest plan at no extra charge. There is no scorpion tier to upgrade to. If one shows up in the tub between visits, call and we come back for free. Your price moves with home and lot size, not with how many legs the problem has.

Starting rate for a single-family home in Austin. Includes scorpion control plus free re-treatments between visits.

Treat the harborage

We apply directly into where they spend daylight: slab cracks, weep holes, landscape stone, mulch beds, under decks, and garage and storage voids, not just a perimeter band.

Close the entry routes

We seal and treat weep holes, expansion joints, garage-door corners, line-set penetrations and soffit gaps. Exclusion is the bit that makes the difference last past the first month.

Remove their food

The full TriBarrier treatment suppresses the crickets, roaches and spiders scorpions hunt. Fewer prey insects near the house means far less reason for a scorpion to stay. The EPA's integrated pest management principles make the same case for reducing habitat before reaching for product.

Why scorpions get indoors in Austin.

Scorpions in Austin are concentrated west of MoPac, and the reason is geology. That side of town sits on thin soil over fractured limestone full of voids, seams and karst fissures: cool, humid, dark shelter that a striped bark scorpion will take every time. Neighborhoods like Westlake, Barton Hills, Tarrytown and Steiner Ranch also lean on limestone rock walls and flagstone because topsoil is shallow, which stacks even more harborage directly against the house.

The other thing that defines Austin is age and canopy. Central neighborhoods like Hyde Park, Travis Heights, Crestview and Rosedale have housing stock from the 1930s through the 1960s, with pier-and-beam foundations, original windows, unsealed penetrations and enormous live oaks and pecans overhead. Older homes have more ways in and more harborage around them, and the mature canopy provides elevated routes and constant leaf litter. Newer far-north and far-south subdivisions have the opposite problem: tight envelopes with builder gaps and freshly disturbed ground.

Scorpions are tougher to treat than most bugs, and it comes down to build quality. They wear a waxy shell and walk on the very tips of their legs, so crossing a treated surface is like tiptoeing over a wet floor in a raincoat. They pick up a fraction of what a roach would. Which is why spraying alone never finishes the job. What actually works is treating the cracks and rock where they hide all day, sealing the doors they let themselves in through, and thinning out the crickets and spiders they came for, so your house stops looking like a restaurant with the lights on.

Hot, dry and after sunset. They compress an entire year into one summer.

During a dry spell it is water they are chasing, which is why the bathroom gets the first sighting.

The numbers fall but the reason flips. They are shopping for somewhere to overwinter, and a wall void will do nicely.

How dangerous is a sting?

Painful (roughly comparable to a wasp) with local swelling and numbness that typically fades within a day or two. Serious reactions are uncommon but real for small children, elderly people and anyone with a sting allergy, and those warrant medical attention. More on Texas scorpions (Texas A&M)

Where it hides during the day

Under landscape stone, in mulch beds, beneath decks and flagstone, inside garage clutter and stored boxes, and in wall voids and attic insulation. Always somewhere dark, tight and cooler than open air.

When it is most active

Late spring through September, peaking in summer heat, and almost entirely after dark. It also presses indoors during drought seeking moisture, and after heavy rain when its ground harborage floods.

How you know they are in the structure.

One scorpion is bad luck. The same scorpion, in the same bathroom, three weeks running, is a population. In Austin the pattern differs by neighborhood: attic and ceiling sightings in the old central bungalows, garage and slab-edge finds in the newer subdivisions. Describe what you are seeing and where, and we can usually tell you on the phone whether it warrants a same-day visit.

How much does scorpion control cost in Austin, TX?

Scorpion control is included in our general pest plan starting at $66 per month for a single-family home in Austin, with no separate charge for scorpion work. The plan also covers ants, spiders, roaches, wasps and rodents. Larger homes and lots are priced higher, and we confirm your number with a free on-site quote.

How are scorpions getting into my house?

Usually through weep holes, those little gaps builders leave in brick veneer for drainage. A striped bark scorpion is flat enough to walk straight through one without slowing down. After that it is expansion joints, garage-door corners, line-set penetrations and any soffit gap nobody got around to closing. They are not breaking in. They are strolling in through doors we left open.

Can you actually keep scorpions out, or only reduce them?

Most Austin homes can get to zero sightings, but it takes harborage treatment and physical exclusion together rather than spraying alone. A scorpion has a waxy cuticle and walks on its leg tips, so it contacts very little product crossing a treated surface. Treating the voids where they sit all day, then sealing the ways into the structure, is what produces a lasting result.

Is scorpion treatment kid and pet friendly?

Yes. Applications go into cracks, voids, weep holes and harborage areas rather than across open floors or play areas, and we use pet and kid friendly products. Keep kids and pets off treated exterior surfaces until dry, roughly 30 minutes. Your technician will tell you if any area needs longer. If your dog digs in mulch or rock beds, tell us and we will adjust how we treat them.

I found one scorpion. Do I need ongoing service?

Usually yes. Scorpions are solitary and nocturnal, so for every one you see there are typically several you do not. More to the point, a single treatment does nothing about next month's arrivals from the surrounding soil or nearby construction. Recurring service keeps the harborage treated and the perimeter sealed so they cannot re-establish.

When are scorpions most active in Austin?

They are most active from late spring through September, peaking in the summer heat, and they hunt at night. Two weather patterns push them indoors: drought, when they come looking for moisture, and heavy rain, which floods the ground harborage they shelter in. Sightings often spike a day or two after a big storm.

Why do pier-and-beam homes in central Austin get scorpions upstairs?

Because the whole house is a set of stairs to a striped bark. A 1930s Hyde Park or Rosedale foundation sits on piers with a crawlspace under it, original plank floors above, and wall voids that run unbroken from dirt to attic. A scorpion enters at ground level, climbs inside the wall, and appears wherever the wall opens, which is usually a bathroom or a ceiling. We treat the crawlspace and voids, not just the outside perimeter.

I live east of I-35 on clay. Do I still need scorpion control?

Less than Westlake does, but not none. Blackland clay east of the highway shrinks in summer and opens deep cracks along the slab, and a striped bark takes a cool crack as readily as a limestone seam. Newer sections out toward Tech Ridge and Copperfield also sit on freshly disturbed ground with open weep holes. Fewer scorpions on the east side, yes. Zero requires the same sealing work either way.