Know Your Enemy
Accurate identification of pests is as important as choosing the best preventive pest management available on the market today. Preventive Pest Control has compiled a list of most common pests to help you identify the problem.
Luridae
Characteristics
The family Luridae is very similar to other scorpion families. The scorpion’s body is made of the cephalothorax and the abdomen. A pair of five eyes is placed on the carapace with a pair of median eyes on the front. They have four pairs of jointed legs made for walking and digging, a pair of claws for gripping their prey, and the tail that contains the telson or their venom.
Habitat
They can survive in warmer climates, which are why they are in deserts, grasslands, high mountains, caves, forests, pine forest, and the likes. Instead of creating their own burrows, these scorpions will just make use of any form of shelter they think they will be safe in. They are good at running and climbing, which allow them to wander easily around buildings.
Behavior
The family Luridae is nocturnal. When they are found in desert lands, they can only be found at night because they cannot produce their own heat. Although species still vary from the environment they are in, but all of them have a common characteristic of getting their body heat from external sources.
Food
They eat small invertebrates, lizards, and mice.
Life Cycle
The group Luridae reproduces through a long courtship. The male will transfer his spermatophore to the female. After the process is done, the male and the female scorpion will go on their separate ways. Unlike spiders, scorpions develop embryos inside their body and will deliver their young just like people. Once the mother gives birth to the scorpions one by one, the young ones will still stay at the back of their mother so that they can stay safe from other predators and get the nourishment they need. A female scorpion can give birth to three scorpions to until 100 or more. Depending on their environment and food availability, a scorpion can live to 4 to 25 years.
Other Information and Tips
Getting rid of scorpions with the use of pesticides may not be as effective as you think.
To stop them from entering your premises, make sure to:
• Fix windows and doors and install weather stripping if they are loose
• Caulk holes and cracks
• Keep your environment clean and neat
• Regularly lawn the grass and trim shrubs and trees
• Consult a professional pest control provider to identify the scorpion family and eliminate infestations