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Identification and Control Methods of Scorpion Mold Disease

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This disease is caused by green mold parasitizing and multiplying inside the scorpion's body, and it usually occurs in summer when the environment is damp and the relative air humidity is high. Symptoms of affected scorpions are as follows: in the early stage of the disease, the scorpion is extremely restless and irritable, and small yellowish-brown or reddish-brown mold spots often appear on the sternites and the anterior abdomen, which spread and expand into patches. The scorpion's growth stalls, its activity decreases, it becomes sluggish, stops eating, and may even die, with its body filled with green mold-like mycelium that forms fungal masses. Control methods: the food dish and water dish used for feeding scorpions should be washed and scrubbed clean regularly; keep the environment clean and hygienic

This disease is caused by green mold parasitizing and multiplying inside the scorpion's body, and it usually occurs in summer when the environment is damp and the relative air humidity is high. Symptoms of affected scorpions are as follows: in the early stage of the disease, the scorpion is extremely restless and irritable, and small yellowish-brown or reddish-brown mold spots often appear on the sternites and the anterior abdomen, which spread and expand into patches. The scorpion's growth stalls, its activity decreases, it becomes sluggish, stops eating, and may even die, with its body filled with green mold-like mycelium that forms fungal masses.

Control methods: the food dish and water dish used for feeding scorpions should be washed and scrubbed clean regularly; keep the environment clean and hygienic, and each time the nest soil is changed, spray 1% formalin solution or 0.1% potassium permanganate indoors, and use it after it dries; scatter an appropriate amount of plant ash in the rearing room, and remove and burn the carcasses of diseased scorpions; once the disease occurs, isolate and treat them immediately, using 1 tablet of oxytetracycline or 1 tablet of chloramphenicol or 1-1.5 grams of long-acting sulfonamide, mixed with 1000 grams of feed, stir well, and feed continuously for 5-7 days or until recovery.

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