I’m in AZ and got woken up to a needle like pain in my hand. Had one on my shirt and took me half an hour to find him after I knocked it off. Not fun. Much worse than a bee sting and left my fingers numb for a few days. When I would even type on my keyboard or hit my hand on anything I would have pain shoot up my hand. Took 3 or 4 days to return to normal.
I had the same experience recently. I got stung on top of my foot by and Arizona Bark Scorpion while slipping under the covers. I had a few hours of PAIN, then it was hot and numb, then it was like really intense pins and needles for 3 days. My stomach was messed up on Day 4.
I caught that one, and now 5 more since then. I still have the one that stung me and two others. I'm only catching them if they are in my house, too.
They're easy to manage once you get them in a container with smooth surfaced sides. They can't climb smooth surfaces, like glass or plastic.
I had the pins and needles feeling as well. They can fit through credit caard sized openings. Try sealing or have a company seal your house - mostly just caulking and new weather strips on doors. I removed a bunch of oleander bushes that crickets would feed on and that helped a lot to knock down the numbers. I also have a company spray for bugs monthly. You can also get a black light and make a pass at night with some pliers inside and outside of your house if you keep finding a lot. Killing them like this should really reduce their numbers.
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u/Longpips1000 Jul 25 '22
I’m in AZ and got woken up to a needle like pain in my hand. Had one on my shirt and took me half an hour to find him after I knocked it off. Not fun. Much worse than a bee sting and left my fingers numb for a few days. When I would even type on my keyboard or hit my hand on anything I would have pain shoot up my hand. Took 3 or 4 days to return to normal.