Are You Struggling To Get Rid Of A Scorpion Infestation?

Short answer: scorpions don’t build nests. They burrow. If you keep finding them inside, you don’t have a nest to destroy somewhere, you have a house that scorpions can get into, and that changes how you deal with them.

Nobody in Central Texas wants to shake out a boot and find a stinger in it. Texas is home to several scorpion species out of the thousands worldwide, and around Austin the ones you’ll actually meet are the striped bark scorpion, the Texas cave scorpion, and the Lindo scorpion. The good news: none of the species living around here packs enough venom to seriously injure a healthy adult. The sting hurts. It is not a medical emergency for most people.

Scorpion	Look	Where you’ll find it
Striped bark scorpion	Tan with two dark stripes down the back	The one in your house. Under bark, rocks, and siding gaps
Texas cave scorpion	Dark brown to black	Caves, limestone, and cool crawl spaces
Lindo scorpion	Tan to brown	Dry, rocky ground away from the city

All of them run tan to brown to black, grow up to about four inches, and carry the same equipment: segmented tail, barbed stinger, big pincers.

Do Scorpions Make Any Sound?

No sound you’ll hear. Scorpions are silent, nocturnal hunters, and the only noise they make is whatever they bump into on the way across your garage floor. A few species can produce a faint hiss when threatened, but it’s rare enough that you shouldn’t count on your ears for detection. You find scorpions by looking, not listening.

Do Scorpions Make Nests?

No. This is the question we get most, usually from someone hoping there’s one nest to find and destroy. Scorpions burrow instead. They dig in under rocks, sand, and anything that holds a little cool darkness, hide there through the heat of the day, and come out at night to hunt. Females even give birth in the burrow, live young, no eggs, and carry the brood on their back until the young are strong enough to hunt and dig burrows of their own.

What that means for your house: there is no nest to treat. If scorpions keep showing up inside, they’re commuting in from burrows around your property through gaps in your doors, windows, and siding. The fix is cutting off the routes and the reasons, not hunting for a colony.

Signs Of A Scorpion Infestation

Here’s the frustrating truth: the only solid evidence of a scorpion problem is seeing a scorpion inside. They don’t leave droppings you’ll notice, they don’t make noise, and they don’t build anything. So instead of watching for signs, get ahead of them:

• Knock out other insect problems first. Scorpions come in for the buffet. A house with crickets and roaches is a house worth hunting.
• Keep fruit trees away from the house. Citrus and other fruit-bearing trees drop rotting fruit that draws insects, which draws scorpions. Plant them as far from the structure as your lot allows.
• Move firewood at least 20 feet out. A woodpile against the wall is scorpion housing with a short walk to your door.
• Seal the gaps. Doors, windows, and siding in good repair, with no cracks, remove the commute entirely.

What Is The Best Way To Get Rid Of Scorpions?

Prevention is your first line of defense, and the list above genuinely works. But if scorpions are already showing up inside regularly, the safest and fastest way through it is professional treatment. Sting risk aside, an active problem usually means an insect population feeding them and entry points you haven’t found, and both need to be handled or the scorpions come back.

That’s our specialty. Accurate Termite & Pest Control has been treating scorpion problems around Leander and Austin for over 25 years. We’re scorpion specialists: we evaluate what’s actually attracting them at your place, treat your property’s specific situation, and follow up to make sure it worked. Estimates are free, and there’s no contract. Call (512) 267-0812 and get your boots back.