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Bug Off!

This year's wet spring and summer has stunted crops, flooded basements and increased the number of creepy crawlers infiltrating your home.

Pest Away owner Mitch Gillings says their phones are ringing off the hook.

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He says de-humidifiers can help dry out your basement which in turn will cut down on the number of insects.

Do-it-yourself remedies sometimes help, but if the infestation is especially heavy, you are better, Gillings says, to call in a professional

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