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  • Tempe, AZ

Scorpion Control in Tempe, from ASU to Tempe Town Lake

With more than 40 years behind us, City Wide is a scorpion exterminator in Tempe homeowners can count on.
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Residential Scorpion Help for Tempe Homes and Yards

Looking for scorpion control in Tempe usually starts with one surprise sighting in a bathroom, a garage or a shoe by the door. The Arizona bark scorpion is the species most homeowners meet around the East Valley. It is small, pale and a skilled climber, and it can slip inside through very small gaps. Our job is to find how they are getting in, reduce what draws them, and help your household feel at ease again.
City Wide Pest Control has been family owned since 1986 by the same family, and we are locally owned and operated from our Phoenix base. We bring that experience to scorpion pest control in Tempe, with no contracts for residential service.
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  • Warning Signs

Signs Scorpions Are Around Your Home

Here are a few clues that scorpions may be sharing your space.

Scorpions turning up indoors, often in bathrooms, closets or near outside doors

A scorpion tucked into a shoe, bed linens or clothes on the floor

Plenty of crickets or roaches nearby, since scorpions travel to wherever the food is

Block fences with open or missing caps, a favorite hiding spot for bark scorpions

Mulch, decorative rock or clutter stacked along the foundation

If any of these sound familiar, call (602) 944-0099 to schedule scorpion removal in Tempe, with same-day service available.
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  • Why It Matters

Why Scorpion Service Matters

A bark scorpion sting is painful and can bring numbness or tingling. Young children and older adults should get medical advice quickly after a sting, and anyone worried about symptoms should call a doctor or poison control. Keeping scorpions out of your living spaces is the best way to avoid that situation.
What sets bark scorpions apart is their climbing. Most species stay at ground level, but barks scale stucco, cross ceilings and drop into rooms. Block fences, common across the Valley, give them plenty of shelter in the seams and under the caps, which is why bark scorpion control in Tempe focuses so much on walls and fence lines.

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Scorpion Habits Around Tempe Homes and Preserves

Tempe’s own pest guide notes about 40 scorpion species in Arizona and says homes near newly developed areas, fields, orchards and riverbeds are more likely to have them. If you live near open ground, such as Papago Preserve (about 227 acres, originally part of Papago Saguaro National Monument from 1914 to 1930) or Tempe (Hayden) Butte Preserve (about 27 acres, designated a preserve in 2002), check wall lines and landscape edges first. The guide also suggests a UV black light for spotting scorpions and collecting them, saying pesticides do not work as well.
Single-family detached homes make up about 36 percent of the city’s housing units (32,688 of 91,442), and about 59 percent of occupied homes are renter occupied (48,151 of 81,327 households). With Arizona State University enrolling 51,200 students on its Tempe campus in fall 2026, we keep service simple for renters and owners alike: licensed technicians and no contracts for residential service.
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  • Our Method

How Our Scorpion Service Works

Step 1
Inspection
First we walk your property to locate entry points, shelter spots and the insects scorpions prey on, looking at weep holes, wall caps, slab cracks and landscaping.
Step 2
Prey Insect Elimination
Scorpions follow their meals, so we reduce the crickets, roaches and similar bugs around the home. Fewer prey insects means fewer scorpions lingering.
Step 3
Targeted Harborage Treatment
We apply scorpion treatment in Tempe where they shelter: wall caps, slab cracks, expansion joints, weep holes, rock beds and wall voids.
Step 4
Entry Point Sealing Recommendations
We trace the gaps, cracks and openings scorpions use to get indoors, then show you which ones to seal.
Step 5
Monthly Barrier Maintenance
Regular visits keep a protective barrier up, with a 21-day warranty on monthly service.
  • Know Your Pest

Scorpions You May Meet Around Tempe

Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) on desert gravel
Arizona Bark Scorpion
Centruroides sculpturatus
  • High Risk
Pale tan to straw colored, about 2 to 3 inches long, with thin pincers and a slender tail. Arizona’s only medically significant scorpion. A confident climber that turns up on walls and ceilings and sometimes indoors, active at night and tucked into crevices by day.
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Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
Hadrurus arizonensis
  • Moderate Risk
North America’s biggest scorpion, reaching up to 6 inches. Yellowish brown with a darker back. It lives in desert burrows and is seldom found indoors.
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Stripe-Tailed Scorpion
Hoffmannius spinigerus
  • Low Risk
Mid-sized (2 to 3 inches), sturdy, with a banded tail. Stays on the ground, often in yards and open desert.

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  • Prevention

Simple Ways to Keep Scorpions Out

These easy habits cut down on pests between professional visits.
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Close up openings at the base of the house, including slab cracks and joints, because bark scorpions can pass through a gap as thin as a credit card

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Fit door sweeps on every outside door, especially the garage

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Cap or seal block fences wherever you can

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Move mulch, debris and woodpiles away from the foundation

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Dial back outdoor lighting that draws the insects scorpions eat

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Trim grass and plants back from the walls of the house

Why Choose City Wide Pest Control

Family owned since 1986

over 40 years protecting East Valley desert communities

No contracts

for residential, stay because it works

State-licensed staff

technicians AND office personnel licensed by the Arizona Department of Agriculture

Government-trusted

contracts with State, County, and City buildings, along with several school districts

Green, kid friendly, pet friendly

IPM approach suited to desert environments

Real people

call (602) 944-0099, talk to an account manager, not a robo machine

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Let's Solve Your Pest Problem the Right Way

Do not let scorpions settle in. Call City Wide Pest Control, a family owned company serving Maricopa County since 1986. Residential service has no contracts and no pressure, and same-day service is available. Arizona license #2317.
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  • FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I get same-day scorpion help in Tempe, AZ?
Yes, same-day service is available. Call (602) 944-0099, Monday to Saturday, 8 to 5, and we will find the soonest visit. Our technicians and office staff are licensed by the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division, and residential service never requires a contract. Every visit starts with a look at your property.
Yes. We inspect for entry points and hiding places, reduce the insects scorpions feed on, treat the spots where they shelter, and show you what needs sealing. Tempe’s pest guide suggests using a UV black light to find scorpions and collecting them, and says pesticides do not work as well. That is why our visits pair treatment with sealing and reducing prey.
Yes. About 59 percent of occupied homes in Tempe are renter occupied (48,151 of 81,327 households), and our residential service has no contracts, so it stays flexible. We explain exactly what we find, so you and your landlord or property manager know what to seal, trim or move.
It is pale tan to straw colored, about 2 to 3 inches long, with thin pincers and a slender tail. It is Arizona’s only medically significant species. Because it climbs, look for it on walls and ceilings as well as floors. It is nocturnal, so it hides in cracks during the day.
Bark scorpions can. They scale stucco and block walls, cross ceilings and sometimes drop into living spaces, while most other Arizona species stay on the ground. That climbing ability is why we check wall caps, fence seams and exterior wall voids, and why door sweeps and sealed gaps matter so much.
Adults are about 2 to 3 inches long, much smaller than the largest North American scorpion, which can reach 6 inches. Their slim build lets them pass through a gap as thin as a credit card, so even a small opening near a door or foundation can be a way in. Sealing those gaps helps a lot.
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Scorpion Control Near Tempe

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