Updated October 6, 2026 · 11 min read
General pest service in Las Vegas starts at about $72 a visit, based on one local company's advertised starting price. Scorpion work runs roughly $135 to $300 one-time or $35 to $80 monthly. These are estimates, not quotes. A technician confirms the real price on site after looking at your house.
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The Arizona bark scorpion is not native to Las Vegas. It first showed up in Southern Nevada around 1990, arriving with plants imported from Arizona and spreading through palm trees and new track-home construction. It now lives in hollow block walls and houses across the valley, and sealing entry points is the lasting fix.
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The Arizona bark scorpion is the medically significant scorpion in the Southwest, and a sting can need medical attention. This page cannot judge any particular sting and is not medical advice. If someone is stung, contact a clinician or Poison Control instead of deciding from a web page.
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Roof rats have been documented in the Las Vegas valley since 1990, first identified in the south and central valley with imported palm trees and fruit shipments. They climb palms, fruit trees and block walls to reach roofs and attics. The Southern Nevada Health District's plague and hantavirus tests on trapped rats came back negative.
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Las Vegas has pests in every month, but the mix follows the heat. Bark scorpions peak in summer and go inactive in winter, mosquitoes and storm-driven pests follow the July-to-mid-September monsoon, and western subterranean termites swarm after autumn rains into October. Cooler months push roaches and rodents indoors.
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Yes. A concrete slab does not stop western subterranean termites, which live in the soil and enter through cracks, joints and utility openings in the slab or along its edge. Swarms in the Las Vegas Valley follow the first autumn rains and run into October, not only in spring.
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Aedes aegypti is an aggressive daytime biter that prefers humans and attacks low, at ankles and calves. It arrived in the Las Vegas Valley around 2017, breeds in small containers of water in yards rather than in marshes, and is now reported in more than 60 ZIP codes.
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A monsoon storm leaves standing water, wet soil and displaced insects. In the Las Vegas Valley, where the monsoon typically runs from early July to mid-September, the first things to deal with are containers that hold rain, moisture around the foundation and pests pushed toward doors and garages.
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