[–] slwsnowman40 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Ants don't like mint, grow some where they may have a nest and rub the fresh leaves where they are infiltrating your home. Do a simple test if you don't believe me, I didn't believe it at first either. They won't cross that spot for months. What you do is take some leaves and then rub their trail is, like you are scrubbing with a sponge.
This will result in your place smelling like fresh mint.
[–] slwsnowman40 ago
And if anyone reading this has a cat using their garden as a litter box, citrus peels. My mom tried this, and a former co-worker had a citrus tree (I don't remember what kind) and he said his cats never went near it.
[–] assert_patrimony 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
There is a big fat can of bug spray. I'm sorry, I don't know what it's called. But it's made for infestations. You close all the windows and spray it in every room of the house then exit and close the door. You leave the house for a couple hours, and when you come back all the bugs are dead on the floor. Maybe you can find it.
[–] i_scream_trucks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yup. The Simpsons already did it.
Thanks Matt Groening
[–] Gringojones 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Bug bomb first. Then use the granules that you spread on the ground. Wait until its about to rain before you spread them.
There are also plants that you can surround the house with that will keep bugs away. I'm not sure what they are. But an Internet search will tell you.
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[–] i_scream_trucks 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Insecticide in a carpet cleaner.
That just sounds like an overly agressive way to remove yourself from the gene pool.
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[–] lord_nougat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That's pretty good, but Fluoroantimonic acid is even better!
[–] draaaak 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
You need screens for your windows, weather stripping for your doors, and maybe double stick tape for your thresholds (base of your doorways). Also caulk or sprayfoam seams and cracks that bugs can get through.
Windex kills ants on contact, and makes cleaning them up easy, and a vacuum works great on spiders and flyers. Allowing a few non-threatening spiders to set up shop is not a bad move, they will help kill things like mosquitoes and moths. Just make sure to kill them all periodically or else they will breed, and then you'll have a hundred tiny spiders hanging from your laundry room ceiling....
Consider getting some diatomaceous earth to stuff into crevices/cracks bugs can use to get into your house or as a nest. It will wipe out anything with an exoskeleton, takes some time though as it does so with dehydration.
Maybe also put a bug zapper somewhere.