Scorpion Sealing & Exclusion in Tempe, AZ
- Pest Control Service in Tempe
- Bark Scorpion Treatment
- Subterranean Termite Treatment
- Termite Inspection
- Included: a walkthrough of the home's exterior and garage, a written list of entry points found, and sealing with materials matched to the surface — door sweeps and thresholds, copper mesh or sealant at pipe and conduit penetrations, insect screening over stucco weep screeds, and closure of block wall to slab gaps.
- Timing: most Tempe single-story homes are inspected and sealed in one visit of roughly three to six hours; larger or two-story properties may be split across two visits.
- Cost: exclusion work starts at a $250 minimum, with whole-home scorpion-proofing on typical Tempe houses commonly landing in the $650 to $1,400 range depending on how many penetrations and doors need work.
- Payment: cash, card, and check are accepted, and the scope is put in writing before any sealing begins.
- Booking: call (520) 677-3740 to schedule a free on-site scorpion exclusion assessment; the exact price is confirmed at the property, not guessed over the phone.
Sealing fits when scorpions keep showing up indoors after treatments, because a spray program lowers the population moving across a surface while exclusion removes the doorway. Homes near the granite slopes of Hayden Butte and the desert edges toward Papago Park sit next to natural bark scorpion habitat, and no chemical barrier stays perfect through a summer of 110-degree sun and monsoon rain. Exclusion is the part that holds. The honest trade-off: sealing costs more up front than a service call, and it does not reduce the scorpions already living in your yard's block wall or bark chips — pairing exclusion with a scheduled exterior program is what most Tempe households end up doing.
What we look for changes by neighborhood, because the construction does. Older Maple-Ash and Escalante houses often have gaps at wood door frames, unscreened attic vents, and swamp cooler or old evaporative penetrations on the roofline. The 1970s and 80s stucco tracts around Corona del Sol, Dava/Superstition, and Hudson Manor typically have open <strong>stucco weep screed</strong> along the base of the wall — a manufacturing feature that has to stay open for drainage, which is why it gets screened rather than caulked shut. Newer builds in Warner Ranch and The Lakes are usually tight on the walls but leak at the <strong>garage door bottom seal and side jambs</strong>, which is the single most common scorpion entry we find in Tempe. Mitchell Park, Alta Mira, and Optimist Park rentals near ASU add a second issue: worn thresholds under sliding doors and mail slot or cable penetrations from years of tenant turnover.
The yard matters as much as the house. Shared <strong>block walls</strong> hold heat and moisture and are effectively scorpion apartment buildings, and the gap where a wall meets a slab, patio, or driveway is a highway inward. Palm skirts, decorative gravel over bare soil, stacked pavers, irrigation valve boxes, and drip lines that keep one corner damp all concentrate scorpions and the crickets they eat. Part of an exclusion visit is telling you plainly which harborage changes will help — trimming palm skirts, pulling debris off the wall line, moving a woodpile — instead of quietly selling more chemical. Exclusion is quoted <strong>separately from spraying</strong>, so you can see exactly what you're paying for sealing versus what you're paying for treatment.
Expect specifics in writing before work starts: which doors get sweeps, which penetrations get mesh, where screening goes, and what is intentionally left open for drainage. If any product is applied alongside the sealing, you'll be told what it is, where it went, and how long to keep kids and pets off the treated area. Call <strong>(520) 677-3740</strong> and we'll come look at the property in Maricopa County before quoting a number.
Call (520) 677-3740Scorpion Sealing & Exclusion pricing in Tempe
| Minimum service charge (single focused area, e.g. one door or one penetration cluster) | $250 |
| Garage scorpion-proofing package — bottom seal, side seals, threshold, wall/slab gaps | $275 – $650 |
| Whole-home entry-point exclusion, typical Tempe single story | $650 – $1,400 |
| Two-story or larger multi-wing home exclusion | $1,200 – $2,500 |
| Stucco weep screed screening plus sealing of pipe and conduit penetrations | $300 – $800 |
| Exterior door sweeps and thresholds, per door (subject to $250 minimum) | From $250 |
| Block wall / patio slab gap closure and harborage reduction plan | $250 – $700 |
Exact price confirmed free on-site before any work.
Scorpion Sealing & Exclusion — questions, answered
Does scorpion sealing actually work on Tempe homes, or do they find another way in?
Sealing works when it is thorough, and thoroughness is the whole job. Tempe bark scorpions do not chew or dig openings — they use existing gaps at garage doors, thresholds, stucco weep screeds, pipe penetrations, and roof vents. Closing those reduces indoor sightings substantially, and the remaining risk comes from doors propped open and items carried in from the yard.
How much does scorpion exclusion cost in Tempe?
Scorpion exclusion in Tempe starts at a $250 minimum, and whole-home sealing on a typical single-story house commonly runs $650 to $1,400. The number depends on how many exterior doors, penetrations, and feet of weep screed need work. These are ballparks; the exact price is confirmed during a free on-site assessment.
Should I seal my Tempe house or just get regular scorpion spraying?
Do both if scorpions are getting indoors. Regular exterior treatment lowers the scorpion and cricket population around a Tempe property; sealing removes the entry route so the survivors stay outside. If sightings are only in the yard and never inside, a treatment program alone is usually the reasonable starting point.
When is the best time of year for scorpion sealing in Tempe?
Late winter through early spring is ideal in Tempe, because it gets the work done before scorpion activity climbs from May through September. Sealing during peak summer still helps and is done year-round — it simply means you may see a few scorpions already inside the structure for a short period after the exterior is closed up.
Is scorpion exclusion safe around kids, pets, pools and a backyard garden in Tempe?
Exclusion is largely a physical process — sweeps, mesh, screening, and sealant — so it involves no broadcast chemical around a Tempe backyard, pool deck, or vegetable bed. If a product is used alongside the sealing, you get the name of it, the exact locations treated, and the re-entry time in writing before anyone applies anything.