I don’t about you, but my house is being invaded with scorpions, and they are rather LARGE.  Living in the country, we have always killed maybe 3 scorpions a year.  Well we have killed 4 within 3 days.  Are they coming inside to get out of the heat, or just sneaking in from the flower beds outside? Wherever they are coming from, it is time for the war to be on.  The scorpions are not only in one part of the house, they are coming from all over. Running from a scorpion would make me hurt myself and someone else.

So what are we going to do?  I’ve been steadily reading labels of the chemicals on the shelf.  I have found several that have scorpions on the label.  Of course, our favorite chemical Bifen has it on the label.  Mix 1 ounce to a gallon of water and spray inside and out.  Another product is Cyonara.  It also has scorpions on the label.  Mix 1/2 ounce with a gallon of water.  I would spray inside and out.  We have a new product that is called Demand Duo.  Demand Duo is new to our shelves.  Killing scorpions is on the label.  It comes in a 1.1 ounce bottle.  Use this whole bottle mixed with a gallon of water.  Again, I would spray inside and out.  All of these chemicals will kill way more than scorpions.  

On to another subject.  We live about 7 miles north of town and got almost 2.5 inches of rain last night.  That was a great surprise for me when I left the house this morning.  I hope that you all received some of that rain too.  

As always, please read the label.

(Mitzi Thomas owns Minden Farm & Garden LLC. Watch for her column on Fridays in Webster Parish Journal. Email Mitzi questions at  mitzithomas40@yahoo.com.)