[–] i_scream_trucks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yup. The Simpsons already did it.
Thanks Matt Groening
For ants, cut wedges of lemon and place them everywhere the Ants are. Keep doing it for a day or 2 after they have gone. Recently had an ant infestation and this worked.
[–] 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.
[–] DeliciousOnions 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Folks have already given great advice for in-home bug control, but I would note that the exterior is also worth looking at.
Remove insect habitats from around the home - probably all the landscaping close to the foundation - and consider digging down a few inches to put a barrier like landscaping fabric or plastic. Bugs like to dig around in the dirt, so by doing this you will probably be removing a huge number of their entrances to the home.
[–] 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.
[–] 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.
[–] 24601_JeanValJean ago
a few wolf spiders would do the trick. Of course then you'll be infested with those fast furry barstards.