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Scorpions
Latin Name: Centruroides sculpturatus
Common Name: Arizona bark scorpion
Other Names: N/A
Pest Details
Origin:
These are native scorpions that are found from southern California to New Mexico and south throughout northern Mexico in the Sonoran Desert.
Biology:
This scorpion is one of the most dangerous arthropods in North America. Its venom can cause severe pain and other health complications and will occasionally cause the death of a human. In Mexico, where it also is common, it stings around 100,000 people annually and has killed hundreds. As with other scorpions it is nocturnal and predatory, feeding primarily on crickets and roaches and other small insects. It is flattened and capable of squeezing through a gap of only 1/16 inch, allowing it to enter homes easily. It also is adept at climbing trees and may access entry points in this manner. Females retain their eggs with the young born within them, and as
Latin Name: Hadrurus arizonensis
Common Name: Arizona hairy scorpion
Other Names: Giant desert hairy scorpion, Giant hairy scorpion, Arizona Desert hairy scorpion
Pest Details
Origin:
This is a native species in the Sonora and Mojave Deserts, ranging from southern California to Arizona and into southern Nevada and Utah, then south throughout much of northwestern Mexico and the Baja. It is adapted to hot, dry conditions.
Biology:
Because of its size this scorpion readily preys on other scorpions, most insects, and even small lizards and snakes. This species prefers to create deep burrows to hide in, some as deep as 8 inches, and from these it emerges at night to hunt. Females retain their eggs with the young born within them, and as the first instar nymphs emerge they are guided up onto the back of their mother, where they remain for the first 3 weeks. From 25-35 young may be normal and the adult scorpions may live up to 6 years.
Latin Name: Vaejovis spinigerus
Common Name: Arizona striped tail scorpion
Other Names: Devil scorpion, Stripe-tail scorpion
Pest Details
Origin:
These are native scorpions. The family includes more than 84 species in the U.S. and they are distributed widely throughout the U.S. and western Canada, south through Central America.
Biology:
As with all scorpions the female retains the eggs that hatch within her and the young nymphs emerge and are herded up onto the back of the mother, where they then will remain for their first 2 to 3 weeks of life. They are nocturnal, foraging at night but remaining hidden during the daytime under objects on the soil as well as in shallow burrows. They are a very diverse group and found from desert habitats to high mountains. This species is one of the most common in the Southwest and is found in California east to New Mexico and south into Mexico. The sting is considered to be painful but not particularly
Latin Name: Hadrurus spadix
Common Name: Black hairy scorpion
Other Names: Northern desert hairy scorpion
Pest Details
Origin:
This is a native scorpion in the Southwest and can be found in the same regions as the related Giant hairy scorpion in California, Arizona, and New Mexico, but also ranges further north into Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah. It also is found in northwestern Mexico.
Biology:
Because of its size this scorpion readily preys on other scorpions, most insects, and even small lizards and snakes. This species prefers to create deep burrows to hide in, some as deep as 8 inches, and from these it emerges at night to hunt. Females retain their eggs with the young born within them, and as the first instar nymphs emerge they are guided up onto the back of their mother, where they remain for the first 3 weeks. From 25-35 young may be normal and the adult scorpions may live up to 6 years. The venom is considered to be
Latin Name: Paruroctonus silvestrii
Common Name: California common scorpion
Other Names: N/A
Pest Details
Origin:
These are native scorpions. The family includes more than 84 species in the U.S. and they are distributed widely throughout the U.S. and western Canada, south through Central America.
Biology:
As with all scorpions the female retains the eggs that hatch within her and the young nymphs emerge and are herded up onto the back of the mother, where they then will remain for their first 2 to 3 weeks of life. They are nocturnal, foraging at night but remaining hidden during the daytime under objects on the soil as well as in shallow burrows. They are a very diverse group and found from desert habitats to high mountains. This species is one of the most common in California and may be most common in the arid southern areas of the state. The sting is considered to be painful but not particularly dangerous.
Identification:
Latin Name: Centruroides gracilis
Common Name: Florida bark scorpion
Other Names: Slender brown scorpion, Brown bark scorpion
Pest Details
Origin:
This species is introduced from tropical areas of South America and now occurs widely throughout the Caribbean, Central America, and even into Africa. It is often kept as a “pet”, and this likely accounts for its spread throughout the world.
Biology:
While closely related to the very dangerous Arizona bark scorpion, the venom of this species is not considered to be nearly as potent. It is capable of inflicting a very painful sting, however. As with other scorpions it is nocturnal and predatory, feeding primarily on crickets and roaches and other small insects. It is flattened and capable of squeezing through a gap of only 1/16 inch, allowing it to enter homes easily. It also is adept at climbing trees and may access entry points in this manner. Females retain their eggs with the young
Latin Name: Vaejovis confusus
Common Name: Yellow ground scorpion
Other Names: Devil scorpion, Stripe-tail scorpion
Pest Details
Origin:
These are native scorpions. The family includes more than 84 species in the U.S. and they are distributed widely throughout the U.S. and western Canada, south through Central America.
Biology:
As with all scorpions the female retains the eggs that hatch within her and the young nymphs emerge and are herded up onto the back of the mother, where they then will remain for their first 2 to 3 weeks of life. They are nocturnal, foraging at night but remaining hidden during the daytime under objects on the soil as well as in shallow burrows. They are a very diverse group and found from desert habitats to high mountains. This species is one of the most common in the Southwest and is found in California east to New Mexico and south into Mexico. The sting is considered to be painful but not particularly dangerous.