Count yourself lucky bro, we've killed like 25 Brown Recluses this summer in our house and garage.
We caught a bunch of crickets in our garage as well using the spider traps. They're cheap and super effective.
30 (10 Boards) Brown Recluse Spider Traps (non-toxic) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LW21RNY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_YfEUFbVRZ9YAZ
These are the best traps I’ve used that aren’t crazy expensive. I would ask your landlord to bring in an exterminator. I have had really good results with a local exterminator but I’m not sure what they use. PM me if you are interested. The first time I had the exterminator come to my house I moved my baby’s crib and there was one on the wall.
Get yourself a few packs of these, put them in your basement, and the carnage will astound you (https://www.amazon.com/Brown-Recluse-Spider-Traps-non-toxic/dp/B00LW21RNY/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_86_bs_t_1/143-5000510-9349860?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YE5RJVMWHDEVFXJME33R).
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I'd get the bird situation under control and maybe unpack the boxes or at least stack them up and dust them with delta dust
Either an exterminator or Brown Recluse traps.
https://www.amazon.com/Catchmaster-Brown-Recluse-Spider-Non-Toxic/dp/B00LW21RNY
Actually, just go with both. Brown Recluses are no joke.
Leave the fire as a last resort.
If you set out these traps:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LW21RNY
in corners, I think you will be surprised what you find.
They look like the bigger roaches that come in when it rains, I live in the south and we get them time to time (thats what my landlord told me when i moved in) now below is what i did to get rid of them and it worked pretty well.
1.Buy stick traps put them along all the walls along every wall, in closets, behind toilets, in bathrooms, under hotwater heater.....for example my 2 bed 2 bath apartment had 40-50 stick traps in them
Get delta dust and a bulb sprayer and spray into the cracks, under the baseboards, and into the wall space anywhere that the bulb duster can get. Watch youtube videos on how to apply it. You can use it outside since its also water proof
Get a sprayer and pesticide and spray the the foundation in the cracks of the house.
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