Scorpion Control in Tempe, AZ

Most scorpion calls in Tempe start the same way: one on the bathroom floor, then another a week later. A single sighting says little. Two or three in a month usually means a population is living close to the house, and the job is to find where.

Why scorpion control in Tempe, AZ starts at the block wall

University of Arizona Extension reports that in harborage research, 95% of bark scorpions chose hollow block walls over every other option around a building. Tempe is full of those walls. Irrigated yards add moisture and the insects scorpions eat, which is why Extension says watered landscapes can hold larger populations than open desert.

From the wall, a scorpion needs a short walk and a small gap. Typical foraging around buildings covers less than 35 yards a night, Extension says, and entry points include poorly fitted doors, window vents and weep holes in the stucco line. Once inside a wall, scorpions can reach rooms around electrical faceplates and pipe collars.

Not every scorpion is the same concern. The Arizona bark scorpion in Tempe homes is the only species Extension considers a medical concern, and it is also the one that climbs. Giant hairy and stripe-tailed scorpions look alarming, but their stings are milder.

What does a scorpion visit from Kai cover?

Every scorpion job gets the same core work, then the parts your property needs.

• A walk of the house and yard, looking at walls, doors, weep screed, plumbing penetrations and places scorpions shelter.
• Treatment inside and out, with label directions followed and product placed away from where kids and pets reach.
• A plain explanation of what he did and what you can change yourself.
• A list of products used, which customers on monthly service report receiving at their visits.
• A check for prey insects such as crickets and cockroaches, since steady sightings often mean a steady food supply.

Indoors, the work concentrates on the rooms where you saw them, along with baseboards, thresholds and plumbing gaps. Outdoors, it concentrates on the foundation line, doors and the walls closest to the house. Tell him about any room or fish pond you want left alone before he starts.

A visit has edges. Treatment does not close a door gap, cap a block wall or change how the sprinklers run, so those items go on the list he talks through with you, marked for you or for the right trade.

Which scorpion service fits your home?

Each option does a different job, and most homes need more than one.

Extension is direct about the order of importance: scorpions are hard to manage with pesticides alone, and closing them out of the house does more to cut contact than anything else. Treatment still matters, because it works on the insects they feed on and the scorpions moving along the house. A plan built on spray alone will disappoint you.

How the first scorpion visit runs

1. You call and describe where and how often you see them. Kai tells you honestly when he can come.
2. You get a reminder the day before, which customers mention.
3. He walks the property and asks about sightings, sprinkler timing and anything recently dug up or moved.
4. He treats inside and out, based on what he found.
5. He explains the findings, lists what you can fix, and gives re-entry directions.
6. You decide together whether ongoing service makes sense.

Scorpions with kids, older relatives or pets at home

Extension cites research finding that 98% of scorpion exposures reported to US poison centers from 2005 to 2015 happened in or around the home. It also says stings are most dangerous to the very young and the very old, and that pets are at risk too. So the habits below matter as much as anything sprayed.

• Keep shoes, towels and clothes off the floor. Damp pool towels are especially attractive to scorpions.
• Move beds off the wall and tuck bedding up so it never touches the floor.
• Check rooms with a UV light before bedtime, which Extension recommends because scorpions glow brightly under it.
• Never fish a scorpion out of a pool by hand. Extension says they can recover and sting.

If someone is stung, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222, which University of Arizona health sciences advises. Call 911 for severe symptoms. If you found one in a bedroom tonight, the steps for emergency scorpion treatment in Tempe cover what to do first.

What changes the price of scorpion work?

Kekoa does not publish a flat scorpion price, so ask on the phone. These are the things that move it:

• House and lot size, and how much block wall surrounds them.
• How many sightings you have, and whether they are indoors.
• Whether it is a single visit or ongoing service.
• Whether sealing is involved, since that is labor and materials on top of treatment.
• How much gravel, planting and stored material sits against the house.

Tempe properties vary more than the map suggests. A 1980s ranch house with a long block wall and mature citrus is a different job from a small rental with a patio and a gravel strip. Access counts as well: a locked gate, a dog in the yard or a garage packed to the walls changes how much ground one trip can cover. Have the rough square footage ready, plus which walls are yours and where the sightings were, and the phone conversation gets specific fast.

What Arizona requires of anyone treating your home for scorpions

A consumer note for anyone hiring scorpion help: under A.A.C. R3-8-201, pest management businesses in Arizona need a license from the state Department of Agriculture's Pest Management Division. Any company can be looked up on the state license search.

A second rule makes that check easy. A.A.C. R3-8-310 says a business must prominently display its name and license number on customer proposals, contracts, service records, inspection reports, advertisements and service vehicles. So nobody has to take anyone's word for it. Copy the number from the paperwork or the side of the vehicle, then run it through the search before you agree to anything. It is worth the minute whoever you hire, because scorpion work usually means product in rooms where people sleep.

Why Kekoa for scorpion control

• Kai does the work himself, and customers describe a one-man show, so the person you call is the person who comes.
• Reviewers name scorpions specifically. One wrote that after moving into an infested home they had not seen a scorpion since, with regular monthly service.
• A parent with young kids wrote about feeling better about the home now that scorpions were handled.
• As of November 2026, the Google listing holds 5.0 stars across 54 reviews.

Customers keep mentioning the same plain habits: a reminder the day before, arrival on time, and an explanation of what he did and how to prevent a repeat. Google's description calls it honest, reliable service with no sales gimmick. That suits a job where the honest answer is fewer scorpions, not zero.

Kekoa is based in Tempe and also covers Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale and Phoenix, so scorpion control across the East Valley runs from one base.