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>on-and-off live with mom in condo for a year or 2
>she leaves, lets me live in it alone
>starting to notice a fuckton of bugs/spiders around both inside and out

When she and I lived here, I only remember 1 big instance of bugs and that was when she left our honey open and ants infested our food. After living alone, I've had 2 huge outbreaks of ants, though never near the kitchen; I asked her, and she said it's common that ants sneak in after rain en masse. I often see spiders and earwigs crawling around inside, and the occasional lone ant.

There's a small swamp in our backyard and I live in Michigan so naturally bugs are around. Should I be worried about my living habits if I'm regularly seeing like 4-5 spiders making webs inside, and a fuckton outside? Or is this normal? How should I handle lowering the bug count?
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>>17297590
Use an ant killer (I use ortho) around the exterior where you see ants coming into your home.

The easiest way to keep your home bug free is to keep it very clean and uncluttered and don't keep food out. Buy a vacuum cleaner.
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>>17297596
I haven't seen ants lately, moreso spiders and earwigs. Sometimes I do have a habit of leaving small leftovers on my desk for a day or 2, is that enough to draw bugs do you think? Or perhaps leaving fruits out as a centerpiece?
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>>17297613
Leaving food out is a bad idea. If you're getting earwigs in your home, make sure the perimeter is dry (why do you have a "small swamp" in your backyard?). You can also spray around the outside to discourage bugs from coming in through cracks around the foundation. I usually spray every five or six months and it keeps most ground bugs out.
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>>17297625
Alright, I'll work on throwing food out more. And there's a woods like 20 yards from the unit, there's a small swamp in it.

I'll invest in some sprays as well, thanks for the advice.
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