We have most of the problem under control now. We have a spider I have never seen before. There was one in the bathroom. Then one outside on the side of the house near the ground. Then another in the bathroom. They are all dead. Ewww. Big, like the body was 1/2 inch long and short legs. They were reddish-brown and hairy. Not the brown recluse. I saw one of those and killed it. Not a wolf spider. I creeped myself out looking and looking at spider pictures and I can't find it. I guess if I see another I will need to take a picture before I kill it. Yeah....like that's going to happen. I have arachnophobia for sure.
Anyway, the big difference between houses in Europe and the USA, unless you have a brick house, then you probably have a wood-frame one. Wood-frame houses have a bajillion places where bugs can enter and hide between the walls. In Europe you just seal up the cracks, inside and out, easy peasy....no entry.
Ants....they come in looking for water. We have everything sealed in containers or ziplock bags and put the garbage out immediately. It has helped.
Earwigs....we only saw a couple since the massive siding-banging spraying episode.
There is still sooooo much to do to this house and yard to get it ready to sell.
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