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Big Blue Bug is Rudolph Again for Christmas

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New England Pest Control, Providence, R.I., last week held its 18th annual holiday lighting of the firm’s Big Blue Bug, honoring the Toys for Tots charity program.

| November 29, 2010

Providence, R.I. — New England Pest Control, Providence, R.I., last week held its 18th annual holiday lighting of the firm’s Big Blue Bug, honoring the Toys for Tots charity program. Blue lights adorn the termite's thorax and abdomen. The insect overlooks I-95.

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