Comments on: Live or Retire in Mexico: Scorpions

By: Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:15:43 +0000

Jan,

While I’m glad they were dead, I wonder what chemicals are getting into the ecosystem. Are these scorpions being poisoned at the neighbours house and walking over to yours to die? Are the chemicals in your own house? Do you have birds coming to your yard? I’m going to re-advocate for a standard cleaning job and allowing a lizard or similar creature to do the work for you.

I’m so glad you are loving Mexico! Keep on enjoying.

Regards, Julia C Taylor

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:18:30 +0000

I moved to Chapala in May. During the month of July, I saw four (very dead) scorpions inside the house. Many of the maids in this area mop the floors with “Ajax Expel” claiming that it kills all buggy critters (and that is what the label says). If dealing with (dead) scorpions is the worst thing about Mexico, then this is paradise.

By: Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor — Thu, 12 May 2011 23:59:51 +0000

Jose,

I’m glad you feel better. They can seem very scary, but once you learn to recognize their characteristic profile (and know where to be looking for them) you’ll be able to spot them from 10 feet away (if they’re out in the open) or to turn things over with a stick to peek for them from a safe distance.

Have fun on your trip!

Regards, Julia

By: Jose A Ramos

Jose A Ramos — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:39:38 +0000

Thank for the help and the story I’m going to mexico in June and I have a great fear of them I never seem them yet but you help me over come that fear thank alot

By: Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:23:22 +0000

Flora,

I’m glad the humor is helping you to adjust to scorpions. I had a lot of fun writing this page.

I have a personal opinion that the spray is actually dangerous. The poison (even the fumigation) might be bad for you and your dog. It is certainly bad for the lizards that might help you to keep the scorpions away from your home. I totally understand your desire to use it. I used poison on black widow spiders the first two times I found those, too! Still, if you can, my advice is that you try to kill them without using poisons.

Welcome to Mexico

Julia C Taylor

By: Flora

Flora — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:46:15 +0000

Hi everyone. i am glad i found this article. i live in Guanajuato since about a month, and i found already 4 scorpions in the house. i am not sure about they race. they are small and brownish. i read alot about it some say they are very dangerous some not. but you can imagine i lived all my life in europe a scorpion free life, and i saw them here for the first time. i was shocked and scared. but you are right it stands still and you can kill it. i have my own method. i spray it alot and then smash it with the mop tail. it is still terifying and i hope to get over it. i am more scared about my dog, cause when she sees flies or anything else, she just goes there smelling and playing. i will have the fumigation next week see how that works.
thanks for the article. the hummor helpes alot with these things

By: Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:42:30 +0000

Elizabeth,

See if you can see the humour in it! Let the lizards and other predators help you out, too.

You may not want to fumigate so you don’t kill them too. We never fumigate. I just wash every nook and crany with bleach water every few months (on a kind of rotating schedule so I can keep up).

Our house is full of daddy long legs spiders (I assume they help, but don’t know if I’m just making it up). Probably more importantly, we have a lizard or two up in our roof rafters. We hear him chirping regularly.

I’m glad you are looking into the emergency care, too. That way you’ll know what to do if someone does get stung. Then you can let it go and not be up all night worrying. You’ll get good at spotting them so you will know you’ll have some advance warning.

It IS worth it to be in Mexico.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Julia C. Taylor

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:06:36 +0000

Thanks for the good article. We’ve lived in Mexico for several months and hadn’t seen any scorpions until we moved in to our third house (noise is another small nuisance!) and now I’ve found three dead after an initial fumigation, and just last night a live small one near our stove. My husband stepped on it, but now I’ve been thinking about it all night.

I lived in Arizona almost all my life, but never really came across many scorpions, even after all the hiking and camping I’ve done. I’ve seen them here and there, but not all congregating in my own home. But I’ll just have to be more careful…

They also have Black Widows here, which can be very dangerous (but we had those in Arizona also) and rattlesnakes and coral snakes. So, generally lot’s of things to be careful about but I just try to prepare myself as best I can. Knowing which hospital to go to is important…We’re trying to track down some anti-venom for us and our dogs.

But Mexico is definitely worth it! We love it here!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:09:54 +0000

I have been living in Mexico for more than 2 years and it is only since we moved in a house that we have seen 4 scorpions. 3 outside, by the patio door and 1 inside on the wall in the dining room. The reason why they are coming out is because the nights are getting colder and they are looking for a warm place to rest, so check your doors and windows and make sure you have screens in all windows. Also, Palapas in the back yards are very inviting for scorpions, they make a very pleasant house. One thing you can do is have your house spayed by experts every month, inside and outside.

You will still enjoy living in Mexico!

By: Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:16:19 +0000

Thanks for the great story!