If you have a scorpion or other pest problem that won’t go away or need help sealing your home properly, you might want to talk to a professional licensed construction contractor that has experience sealing desert homes in Phoenix, Arizona.

To keep scorpions and other desert pests out of your home, you need to use a mix of methods that get rid of entry points and make your home less appealing to these animals. A licensed contractor will inspect your home and assess where your home needs to be sealed.

Cracks and holes should be sealed. Scorpions and other bugs can get into your home through small holes in walls, foundations, windows, doors, and utility penetrations roof tops and overhangs on a home. Carefully look over the outside of your house and fill in any cracks, gaps, or holes.  As you walk around your home, pay close attention to places where pipes and lines come in. Please Note: Expandable foam or white foam does not hold up to the ultra violet rays of the sun over time.

Install Door Sweeps and Weather Stripping: Make sure that your exterior doors have door sweeps that fit tightly in order to keep bugs from crawling under them. To make it a tight seal put additional weather stripping and door pads around exterior doors. 

Screen spaces: Put fine mesh screens over window and door weep holes, screen t-vents on roof tops,  and other spaces to keep pests out while still letting air flow. 

Trim Plants and Get Rid of Debris: Keep plants like bushes, trees, and hedges trimmed back from the outside of your house so that pests don’t have anywhere to hide. Getting rid of things like woodpiles, rocks, and trash from around your house can also help keep pests away.

Use Barrier Treatments: Put up insecticide barriers around the outside of your house, paying special attention to places where pests could get in, like along the base. If you care about the earth or your health, you might want to use non-toxic or eco-friendly pest control products.

Inspect and Maintain: Check your home often for signs of pest activity, like droppings, skins that have been shed, or entry points. You can keep pests from moving into your home by fixing any problems you find right away.

Taking these steps to seal your home and make it less accessible to scorpions and other desert pests will help protect your living space and give you more peace of mind.