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Use diatomaceous earth to combat bugs without introducing a ton of chemicals
+1 to this.
We almost instantly stopped an ant infestation with this.
I have looked into this but tbh would rather not expose myself to the conditions of the unfortunate and give myself cancer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660981/
That's for people who work in mines or construction where debris is in the air constantly. You shouldn't breathe it in, for sure, but that's true of basically anything. If you are worried about it, you can try a slurry of borax detergent and some kind of sweetener as a bait that will kill them but I haven't had as much luck with that method.