Scorpion Adventures

  • Home In Paradise Valley, AZ
    Signs Of And How To Tell If A House Has Scorpions
    This article will tell you all of the ways to know if a house has scorpions. Many new home buyers are concerned that their dream home is infested with scorpions. To prevent yourself from buying a home with scorpions follow this guide to buying a home without scorpions.
  • Gilbert Scorpions Collected
    Gilbert Family’s Scorpions Controlled
    A desperate Gilbert, Arizona family looking to prevent scorpions the best way possible contacted Scorpion Sweepers. Finding that their property walls were the main habitat for their scorpions we recommended Property Wall Sealing. The sealing worked great, finding no scorpions in the month of November.
  • Nightline Cameraman Preparing to Interview Ben Holland
    Nightline Appearance By Scorpion Sweepers
    In September of 2016, ABC's Nightline News featured Scorpion Sweepers in one of their news pieces. The six-minute segment had a full three minutes devoted to covering and highlighting our Scorpion Control methods. This video is unique as it outlines how we work from the start to the end of a night.
  • Bugtastic Weekend Bugs
    Bugtastic Weekend Presentation
    On July 23rd, 2016 our Founder, Ben Holland was asked to present at the Arizona Science Center, Bugtastic Weekend. His presentation was about fifteen minutes long and was created for young children. He discussed scorpions found in the Phoenix, Arizona area, how they glow and what to do if you encounter one.
  • Science Saturday on Fox 10
    Science Saturday Appearance on Fox 10
    On July 23rd, 2016 we were featured on the Fox 10 Morning News. We were there to help the Arizona Science Center promote their Bugtastic Weekend. Our Founder, Ben Holland was asked to speak at the event to teach people more about scorpions found in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
  • Scorpion Hunting with Channel 3
    Scorpion Hunting With Channel 3
    On April 29th, 2016 we were featured on the Channel 3 Ten O'clock news. They had seen our story in The New York Times and were interested in highlighting our scorpion pest control services for their audience. They piece is about two and a half minutes long and follows us through an alley in Tempe, Arizona.
  • Behind The Scenes With CBS 5
    Humane Scorpion Control On CBS 5 KPHO
    On April 29th, 2016 we were featured on the CBS 5 Ten O'clock news. They had seen our story in The New York Times and wanted to highlight our humane services. They piece is about two minutes long and follows us through an alley in Tempe, Arizona.
  • North Scottsdale Home
    North Scottsdale 107 Scorpions Controlled
    On a cool April night, we headed to North Scottsdale to conduct a Scorpion Audit. This home was in the Cactus and Loop 101 area, near the McDowell Mountains. At this almost two acre home, we collected and removed 106 Arizona Bark Scorpions and one Desert Hairy Scorpion. There were many factors that lead to this scorpion infestation. Mainly the abundance of habitat in the form of Oleander Bushes, Palm Trees, and large river rock.
  • New York Times Piece
    New York Times Piece
    On Saturday, April 30th, 2016 Scorpions Sweepers was lucky enough to be featured in the New York Times. Our front page of the National Section story was highlighted on the Front Page of that weekend's paper. The story discusses a Scorpion Audit the reporter shadowed us on. On that audit in North Scottsdale, we collected 107 Arizona Bark Scorpions.
  • Desert Hairy Scorpion in UV Light
    Scorpion Facts & Information for Kids and Researchers
    Scorpions are arthropods, they have eight legs, two pedipalps, and a tail with a venom-injecting barb. Scorpions have two venom glands that produce venom used in hunting and self defense. Scorpions do not have bones instead they have an exoskeleton made of chitin, which is similar to the shell of a shrimp.