Scorpion Control
Bark scorpion inspection and treatment for block walls, rock yards, irrigation boxes and the gaps that let them inside.
24/7 pest control for Phoenix & Maricopa County
Phoenix pest control for scorpions, roof rats and monsoon invaders
Call (855) 974-4733 any time for bark scorpions, roof rats, bee swarms, termites or roaches. You are connected with an independent licensed local company, a visit is scheduled the same day when a technician is free, and you approve the price before anything is treated.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Bark scorpions, roof rats and bee swarms
- Price approved before treatment
- Same day when a technician is free
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24/7Phones answered, every monsoon night of the year
26Neighborhoods, towns and cities served within 25 km
Mar–OctBark scorpion season in the low desert, when block walls get checked
Jun 15–Sep 30Monsoon season by the National Weather Service's calendar, when scorpions, roaches and ants move indoors
Today in Phoenix
Phoenix's long, extremely hot summers, the June 15 to September 30 monsoon and the SRP flood-irrigation calendar decide which pests are on the move in the Salt River Valley from week to week.
Phoenix & Maricopa County
Local pest control you can reach by phone
Phoenix Pest Control at a glance
Phoenix Pest Control is a 24/7 call line for pest control in Phoenix and across Maricopa County. It connects you with an independent, licensed local pest control company for bark scorpions, roof rats, Africanized bee swarms, termites, cockroaches, ants and more. Phones are answered around the clock, visits are scheduled the same day when a technician is free, and the price is approved first.
Pests in the Salt River Valley follow the desert calendar. Bark scorpions come back in March and sting most from July to September, bee swarms peak in May and June, and the monsoon brings termite swarmers, roaches and ants toward the house when rain floods their hiding places. Phoenix Pest Control answers the phone for exactly these problems and connects you with a licensed local company that handles them.
Whether you live behind a hollow-block wall in Maryvale, under old citrus in Arcadia, or in a new subdivision at the edge of Laveen, the first step is the same: call, describe what you are seeing, and hear the price before work starts. Not sure what you have? Start with general pest control, compare typical prices, read the Phoenix pest calendar or browse the areas we cover.
- Service area
- 26 Phoenix neighborhoods, towns and cities within 25 km, all in Maricopa County, from Downtown, Coronado and Arcadia to Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria and west Mesa
- Address
- Phoenix, AZ 85003
- Hours
- Phones answered 24/7; visits the same day when a technician is free
- Pricing
- Explained and approved before treatment starts
- Licensing
- Arizona structural pest control companies are licensed by category through the Arizona Department of Agriculture's Pest Management Division; ask for licence details on any call
- Pests treated
- Bark scorpions, roof rats and mice, Africanized bees, desert subterranean and drywood termites, American cockroaches, ants, spiders, mosquitoes, wasps, fleas, ticks, bed bugs
Services
What's bugging you?
Pick a service for symptoms, process and typical cost, or call and describe what you hear and see.
General Pest Control
Perimeter and interior pest treatment shaped by desert yards, block walls and the monsoon.
Roof Rat Control
Roof rat inspection, trapping and sealing for citrus-belt homes in Arcadia, central Phoenix, Ahwatukee and beyond.
Rodent Control
Inspection, trapping and entry sealing for rats and mice in homes near canals, farm edges and the Salt River corridor.
Africanized Bee Swarm Removal
Swarms and colonies of Africanized honey bees, handled by a technician. What to do and what to avoid until they arrive.
Exclusion & Sealing
Closing the cracks, eave gaps, vents and pipe openings that let scorpions, roof rats and roaches into a Phoenix home.
Block Wall & Rock Yard Treatment
Treating the hollow block walls, rock beds, boulders and irrigation boxes where Phoenix bark scorpions shelter, and fixing what makes them welcome.
Termite Control
Treatment for desert subterranean and drywood termites in Phoenix homes, with Arizona price ranges and what a technician does.
Termite Inspection & WDI Reports
Arizona wood-destroying insect inspections and WDI reports: who may write them, what is checked and the deadlines that follow.
Pre-Construction Termite Treatment
A horizontal soil barrier before the slab is poured, a vertical barrier in critical areas and the Arizona report that follows.
Cockroach Control
Treatment for American cockroaches that live in sewers and enter through pipes, plus the monsoon-season surge in roach calls.
Ant Control
Finding where Phoenix ant trails start, treating the source and keeping the monsoon surge out of the kitchen.
Spider Control
Spider treatment for Phoenix homes: what a technician inspects, where webs and egg sacs hide, and what to do about a bite.
Mosquito Control
Mosquito control for Phoenix yards: where they breed after monsoon rain, what a technician treats, and what the county does that a private visit cannot.
Wasp & Hornet Removal
Wasp and hornet nest removal: how to tell them from bees, why a nest at height is not a DIY job, and what a technician does.
Flea & Tick Control
Flea and tick treatment for homes and yards: why pets, the house and the yard all need attention, and what to expect after a visit.
Bed Bug Treatment
Bed bug inspection and treatment: what not to do first, how a technician confirms and treats, and how to prepare without spreading them.
Commercial Pest Control
Scheduled pest programs for restaurants, warehouses and downtown buildings, with inspection, monitoring and records you can show.
Why homeowners call us
Why Phoenix Pest Control
Phones answered 24/7
A scorpion in a child's bedroom or a bee swarm on the patio wall does not wait for office hours. Call at any hour and we will plan the next step with you.
Same day when a technician is free
Visits are scheduled the same day whenever a technician is available. You hear a realistic window on the phone, never a promise we cannot keep.
A price you approve first
The independent company explains what it found, what treatment is needed and what it costs. Nothing is applied until you say yes.
A licensed local company
You are connected with an independent company licensed through the Arizona Department of Agriculture. You can ask for its licence details before the visit.
Built for block walls and rock yards
Hollow-block walls, river rock and irrigation boxes are where Phoenix scorpions hide, so the work looks at them, not just at the house.
Local timing
Swarm season, monsoon season and the citrus roof rat months are known quantities here, and the calls are planned around them.
How it works
From phone call to fixed, in four steps
Call or send a request
Call (855) 974-4733 for anything urgent, or use the contact form for something that can wait. Say what you see and where, and give your ZIP code.
Get connected
You are connected with an independent licensed company serving your part of Maricopa County, and a visit is scheduled the same day when a technician is free.
Inspection and a price to approve
The technician looks at the house, the walls and the yard, identifies the pest and explains the treatment and the cost. You decide before anything is applied.
Treatment and follow-up advice
Approved treatment goes where the pest lives and travels. You hear what to fix yourself, such as a leaking irrigation line or ripe fruit on the ground.
Which pests are most common in Phoenix?
The pests that define Phoenix are Arizona bark scorpions, roof rats near older citrus, Africanized honey bee swarms, desert subterranean and drywood termites, American cockroaches, ants and mosquitoes. Most of them are tied to the desert climate, the monsoon, hollow-block walls and the canals and flood-irrigated yards of the Salt River Valley.
Many of these pests give early warning. A scorpion in the garage in March, a trail of roof rat droppings in January or a cluster of winged termites on a windowsill after a storm is the signal to call before the problem spreads.
- A scorpion on a wall or ceiling, especially from March to October: scorpion control
- Gnawing or running sounds in the attic in cooler months, or half-eaten citrus: roof rat control
- Winged insects after monsoon rain, or shed wings on a sill: termite control
- Large roaches coming up a drain during a storm: cockroach control
- Trails of ants at the kitchen counter after rain: ant control
- Biting insects around pots and buckets of standing water: mosquito control
How do the desert and the monsoon change pest problems in Phoenix?
Phoenix is in the Sonoran Desert, where long, extremely hot summers keep many pests out of sight until something changes. The monsoon, officially June 15 to September 30, floods their hiding places. Scorpions look for dry shelter, roaches and ants move toward homes, termites swarm after rain, and standing water breeds mosquitoes.
That is why Phoenix pest calls rise with the first storms rather than with a calendar date. The National Weather Service sets the season, but the actual start varies from year to year, so a July storm counts just as much as a June one.
The table below follows what is active month by month. For more detail on each stretch, read the Phoenix pest calendar and our guide to monsoon season pests.
| Months | What is active | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January to February | Roof rats | Activity rises in cooler weather; Maricopa County urges residents to clear ripening citrus. Scorpions are low in the low desert. |
| March | Bark scorpions, bee swarms | Scorpions become active again; swarm season begins in mid-March in a normal year. |
| April | Bee swarms, scorpions | SRP's summer flood-irrigation schedule starts, about every 14 days, April to September. |
| May to June | Bee swarms, drywood termites | May and June are peak swarm months; drywood termites fly June to August on sunny days. Monsoon season begins June 15. |
| July to September | Monsoon pests | Desert subterranean termites swarm after rain, scorpion stings peak, American cockroaches move up pipes, and Maricopa County traps and fogs for mosquitoes. |
| October | Late swarms, scorpions | Bee season runs to late October in a normal year; scorpions stay active; the monsoon season officially ends September 30. |
| November to December | Quiet months | Flood irrigation moves to its winter schedule, about every 28 days. Little sourced pest data exists for these months. |
How do block walls, canals and citrus shape pest problems around Phoenix?
Where you live in the Valley changes what you see. Hollow-block walls and rock yards shelter bark scorpions in older ranch suburbs, citrus groves and flood irrigation bring roof rats in Arcadia and nearby areas, and farmland-turned-subdivisions such as Laveen and Estrella have their own new-build termite and rodent questions.
University of Arizona telemetry research found that 95% of the refuge bark scorpions used inside structures was in hollow block walls, which give protection from extreme temperatures through cracks of about 2 mm. Block walls divide almost every yard in 1950s block-ranch neighbourhoods such as Maryvale, which is why block wall and rock yard treatment and exclusion and sealing are so often part of a scorpion visit.
Maricopa County Environmental Services names Arcadia, central Phoenix and Ahwatukee for considerable roof rat activity, most of it associated with older citrus. Roofs, power lines, palms and rock fences all give rats a route in. Read more in our guide on roof rats in the citrus belt.
- Maryvale and other 1950s block-ranch streets: hollow-block walls and rock facades (scorpions, spiders)
- Arcadia and the citrus belt: mature, flood-irrigated citrus (roof rats)
- Encanto and Coronado and Garfield: historic 1920s to 1940s homes with older eaves and gaps
- Laveen and Estrella: former farmland becoming subdivisions, where new slabs need a termite barrier
- South Mountain and Ahwatukee: preserve edges where wildlife and rodents meet the yard
What can you do before the technician arrives?
A few steps help while you wait: pick up ripe fruit, empty standing water from pots and buckets, fix leaking irrigation, and keep people and pets away from nests and swarms. None of these replaces a treatment, but each removes something pests are looking for, and each one is simple, free and safe.
Scorpions seek water, so a dripping hose bib or irrigation line is an invitation, and Arizona pest sources recommend fixing leaks. Standing water in pots, buckets and toys breeds mosquitoes after monsoon storms, and emptying it is the part of mosquito control that falls to you. Maricopa County's advice for roof rats is to pick ripe fruit promptly, seal gaps under eaves and screen roof vents.
Never spray or seal a bee swarm or hive yourself, and never reach into a block wall cap or irrigation box bare-handed. Read more in our guide to bee swarms in Phoenix.
How can you check a pest control company's licence in Arizona?
Arizona structural pest control is licensed through the Arizona Department of Agriculture's Pest Management Division, and licensing is by category. Before any treatment, ask the company for its Arizona licence details and which category covers your job. A licensed company will answer in a minute, and it is worth doing every time.
The state also requires a business to register a Qualifying Party and to apply pesticides only through Certified Applicators. Our step-by-step guide on how to check an Arizona pest control licence explains each term in plain language, and our about page says how Phoenix Pest Control connects callers with licensed local companies.
- Which Arizona licence category covers this job?
- Who is the company's Qualifying Party, and is the person coming to my home a Certified Applicator?
- What will you apply, and where?
- What precautions should my family and pets take?
- What is the total price, and does it include follow-up visits?
Service areas
Serving Phoenix and all of Maricopa County
Downtown Phoenix
ZIP 85004
Encanto-Palmcroft
ZIP 85007
Coronado & Garfield
ZIP 85006
Maryvale
ZIP 85031, 85033, 85035
Sunnyslope
ZIP 85020
Arcadia
ZIP 85018
Camelback East & Biltmore
ZIP 85016
Alhambra
ZIP 85017
North Mountain
ZIP 85021
Deer Valley
ZIP 85053
Paradise Valley Village (Phoenix)
ZIP 85032
South Phoenix
ZIP 85040
South Mountain Park Edge
ZIP 85041
Ahwatukee Foothills
ZIP 85048
Laveen
ZIP 85339
Estrella
ZIP 85043
Mesa
ZIP 85202
Tempe
ZIP 85281
South Tempe
ZIP 85282
Scottsdale
ZIP 85251, 85257
McCormick Ranch
ZIP 85258
Paradise Valley
ZIP 85253
Glendale
ZIP 85301
Peoria
ZIP 85345
Tolleson
ZIP 85353
Guadalupe
ZIP 85283
Phoenix, AZ 85003 · 25 km service radiusCall (855) 974-4733
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Job stories
Typical jobs around Maricopa County
Typical call: bark scorpions around a block wall in Maryvale
- What homeowners notice
- Homeowners on a block-ranch street find scorpions on a garage wall or a bedroom ceiling in the warm months. The yard is divided by hollow-block walls, with river rock along the base.
- What we do
- The technician inspects the garage, door seals, wall caps, rock beds and irrigation boxes, explains which gaps and surfaces give shelter, and treats the areas the owner approves. Sealing and stucco or capping of block walls are discussed as separate options.
- What to expect
- Sightings often drop once shelter and entry points are dealt with, though no yard becomes scorpion-free, and the owner leaves with a written list of what was treated and what to fix.
Typical call: roof rats near mature citrus in Arcadia
- What homeowners notice
- In the cooler months a family hears scratching in the ceiling at night. Ripe oranges lie half-eaten in the yard, and the trees reach toward the roofline.
- What we do
- The technician checks the eaves, roof vents and gaps along the roofline, and looks at palms, power lines and rock fences that give rats a route. Bait stations or snap traps are placed where activity is found, and the owner is told to pick ripe fruit promptly.
- What to expect
- Noise usually fades as the activity is dealt with and entry points are closed, and the technician explains what follow-up checks make sense.
Typical call: a bee swarm on a patio wall in Mesa
- What homeowners notice
- In May a cluster of bees settles on a block wall near a patio door. The family cannot use the yard and a neighbour's children are playing nearby.
- What we do
- The technician keeps people and pets away, assesses whether the bees are a swarm or an established hive, explains the approach and the price, and removes the cluster once the owner approves.
- What to expect
- The patio is usable again, and the owner hears how to spot gaps and cavities where bees might return next season.
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Guides
Answers before you call
Pest Control Cost in Phoenix, AZ: What Moves the Price and What a Quote Should Say
Most Phoenix single visits land in the low hundreds of dollars, which is general framing rather than a sourced rate.
Phoenix Pest Calendar: What Is Active Each Month in the Salt River Valley
In the Salt River Valley, roof rats are busiest in cooler weather, bark scorpions return in March, bee swarms peak in May and June, and the monsoon (June 15 to September 30) brings termite swarms, roaches and more scorpion stings.
Bark Scorpions and Block Walls in Phoenix: Why Your Yard Is Their Habitat
Bark scorpions shelter in hollow-block walls, rock beds, boulders, irrigation boxes and meter covers.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can I call Phoenix Pest Control at night or on a weekend?
Yes. Phones are answered 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays. For urgent problems such as a bee swarm on the patio or a scorpion sting, say so on the call and a visit is scheduled the same day when a technician is free. Ask about any after-hours charge before you agree.
How quickly can a technician come to my home in Phoenix?
A visit is scheduled the same day when a technician is free, but that cannot be guaranteed because it depends on the day's calls and your address. Urgent problems go first. When you call you will hear a realistic window, and if it does not suit you, say so.
Do you work in my part of the Valley?
The call line covers Phoenix and nearby communities in Maricopa County, from Downtown and Maryvale to Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale and Mesa. Enter your ZIP on the ZIP code check or look at the areas we cover. If you are on the edge, call and ask.
Are bark scorpions dangerous?
Arizona's bark scorpion is the state's only scorpion that can climb walls and ceilings, and stings peak from July to September. If someone is stung, especially a young child, call a doctor or poison control right away. Pest control reduces the chance of a sting; it does not replace medical advice.
Do you handle termites as well as everyday pests?
Yes, through the independent licensed company you are connected with. Termite work in Arizona is regulated, with its own inspection reports and paperwork. See termite control and termite inspection for what to expect, and ask for the company's licence details first.
Do you offer a price before treatment?
Yes. The independent company's quote is explained and approved by you before anything is applied. If you want a general idea first, our pricing page shows the few figures a named publication backs, and the cost guide explains what drives the rest.