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NickCoons msg: 16	Thu, Aug 12, 2004, 10:35am
<I've now heard several people who've been here all their lives and never seen one in their homes, I don't get it.> I would be one of those. I was born here, and I've only seen them encased in plastic in tourist traps. Where did you end up moving?
Reggia msg: 17	Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 11:56am
We found a home in Mesa, near the Gilbert line. This home is 12 yrs old, and the others in the area seem at least the same age. I know construction can sometimes drive critters away, and I see that they've just cleared a very large area of land about a 1/4 mile away. Wonder if that could be why we're seeing them.
NickCoons msg: 18	Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 10:51pm
That's a very strong possibility.
andreab777 msg: 19	Sun, Aug 15, 2004, 10:00pm
Gary and Others, I have recently moved to Vail (just outside Tucson in the southeast) 2 weeks ago. There is construction all around my home. Tonight I found a live scorpion and it freaked the crap out of me. I have a wonderful cat and immediately worried about her. Also my mattress is on the ground in the bedroom while I wait for my furniture to be delivered and now I'm freaked to sleep in there. Does anyone know the best idea for extermination or for a good company? I plan to call tomorrow.
NickCoons msg: 20	Sun, Aug 15, 2004, 10:31pm
In the mid and late 1800s when this area was being settled, people would put each of their bedposts in a bucket of water. This prevented any creepy-crawlies from being able to climb up on to the bed. I don't live in the Tucson area, so I can't recommend any particular business from experience. I'm not a scorpion expert, so this may or may not be a good idea. But you could try placing a small amount of food (like a couple of bacon bits) in your bedroom as far from your bed as possible. This way, anything that might happen to come stumbling across your room would hopefully be lured away from your bed. But a small enough amount of food shouldn't attract anything into your bedroom that wasn't there anyway.
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