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SCORPION EXTERMINATION & ELIMINATION
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There are several chemicals that can be used to treat scorpion infestations. Powder formulations usually provide better scorpion control and work for crawling pests when using around the perimeter of buildings.
TALSTAR is the best scorpion treatment option. Talstar is a synthetic pyrethroid used to treat scorpion infestations and is available in granular and liquid concentrate forms. It is very safe towards non-target beings such as pets, children, reptiles and mammals. Talstar lasts much longer than other pesticides such as Dursban, Diazinon, Malathion and Acephate.
The three other chemicals that can be used to treat scorpion infestations are Suspend SC, Drione Dust, and Delta Dust.
Scorpions are members of the arachnid family. Arachnids consist of over 100,000 species, including spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites There are over 1,500 species of scorpions. Most of these when they attack a human, produce nothing more than a feeling similar to a yellow jacket sting. About 50 species worldwide can produce a serious reaction in humans and about only half of that 50 can cause a lethal reaction.
The most deadly scorpions are the deathstalker and the yellow fat-tailed scorpion. These two scorpions have the highest human death toll respectively. Both kinds of scorpions are found in the deserts and grasslands of North Africa and the Middle East. They also account for nearly THREE QUARTERS of the deaths in the world caused by scorpion stings every year.
Of the 1500 species of scorpions, only 30 are native to the United States. One ONE of these, the Arizona bark scorpion, can cause a lethal reaction in humans. A sting from one of these varies greatly because of the varied amounts of venom they inject. A sting will cause severe pain and swelling but reactions can be much more severe. Death occurs in less than 1% of untreated adults but fully 25% of untreated children 5 and under. Amazingly, thousands of people are stung by these scorpions every year without treatment, because the antivenom is generally unavailabile in the U.S.
The anti-venom is readily available in Mexico, but is considered an experimental drug in the United States and has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The most common species in Texas is the striped bark scorpion. The sting is extremely painful. For most people, the pain passes in 15-20 minutes, but it is not uncommon to remain painful with numbing sensations for a few days. Fatalities are rare, but many who do die from the sting is generally because they have an allergic reaction to the venom. They don't actually die from the venom. The allergic reaction is called anaphylactic shock.
