Help! Ants and spiders in our new house?!

[AliceRR]

We moved into our new house about a month ago.

We noticed we had ants in the kitchen and a bit of any poison seemed to help really reduce the number I am seeing (generally on work top in kitchen near sink) but they are still here and I have since seen them in the front room on the sofa and fireplace, not loads, but I have seen a few so they are still a problem.

We do plan to redecorate and get new kitchen etc so we can cover up any gaps per whatever then but need to do something in the meantime.

Also, and this disturbs me more, in the last few days I have seen a little spider on the sofa I usually sit on at least three times. It looks like the same spider so could be the same one that just happens to come back (each time I’ve just knocked it onto the floor) or it could be more than one.

I sort of coped with seeing two in a day but now seeing a third(?) I am a bit freaked out.

I have a massive spider phobia. I could cope with the odd spider but the idea there might be a nest is terrifying.

Any experience / advice / reassurance please?

Thanks

If you noticed some ants on your kitchen then it must be sugar ants. They are attracted to easily accessible food and they bring no harm to human but it's still unpleasant to have such neighbors. Try washing all the kitchen surfaces with apple cider vinegar, it's a good natural ant repellent. There is a lot of means how to get rid of the ants in the house. My advice is to use natural remedies, it's safe for humans and pets.