Make this homemade scorpion repellent by mixing about 10 15 drops of cedar oil in 2 cups of water or apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle then spray around windows doors and inside your home.
Stop scorpions from entering sliding door.
Scorpions are great climbers and have no trouble climbing stucco walls and getting into vents.
Door weather stripping reduces cold and warm air drafts from escaping that can attract scorpions to your doors however other strategies are also needed to keep the scorpions out.
Whether your doors are single or double swinging or sliding made of wood glass metal or a.
Start from the basement upward and seal all the areas around pipes drains fittings walls vents etc where a scorpion might gain access to the house.
Fix holes and cracks to make entering the home less inviting.
Vents entering your home from the outside often provide entrance for scorpions and other pests.
Go the extra mile and use that caulk to seal all the cracks and crevices in your block wall fence to help control scorpions in your yard.
Small to large pests will be stopped from entering from the mesh screen.
To make sure you doors close behind you use self closing hinge or kit for your sliding doors.
Scorpions love to live in the i block around your block walls.
Open doors or improperly sealed doors are the main way tropical house cricket gryllodes sigillatus enter a home.
Make sure these are also installed on ventilation openings.
Fill all cracks and crevices around the slider door frame with caulk.
Screen vents to help control scorpions and other pests.
Install screens around all openings on doors and windows.
You may also spray an insecticide on your garage door frame closets in every room and around door or window frames.
Cedar is a highly aromatic wood and carries oil which is also fragrant and repels scorpions.
Sl advertiser scorpion specialists can help keep your home clear of scorpions.
Inspect the exterior side and top edges of the slider door frame.
These easily forgettable areas usually go unnoticed until insects use them for entry.
To ensure windows are sealed properly try using a silicon caulking to seal doors use weather stripping.
Use a high quality silicone caulk to seal cracks and crevices around doors windows utility pipes and wires that enter your home from the outside.
If they can be opened install a screen.