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Anyone else getting ants already??

We just moved into a ground floor condo and after a few weeks of living here I discovered about a dozen sugar ants scattered around one of the bedrooms. It didn’t look like they had found anything but were just scouting (I hope) no trails or clusters of them or anything. I have an embarrassing amount of anxiety and honestly PTSD around ants because of a past horrible, horrible infestation that was uncontrollable and they were nesting with multiple colonies in the walls. So I’ve been sweeping and mopping that room every day and spraying with a vinegar mix. I’m pretty sure I know where they’re coming from, our flooring is hardwood that was put in by someone with 3 brain cells and there’s gaps everywhere. but specifically one loose plank in the back corner of said bedroom which would lead directly outside. We’re having that whole space sealed soon but I still keep finding these bastards. Only a handful at a time when I sweep that room but it’s been 3-4 days now and it’s really stressing me out (I’m also 6 months pregnant so…anxiety very elevated). Should we put a trap/bait outdoors by that corner? I don’t want to put any bait indoors if I can avoid it because just seeing that many of them gives me like actually severe anxiety and I have trouble sleeping already just from the small amount I’ve seen.

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