SINGAPORE - Amid the dengue outbreak this year, pest control companies are seeing one of their busiest years yet - with one firm reporting an almost 60 per cent increase in demand for its services since June compared with the same period last year.
With 24,822 infections recorded so far this year as at Friday (Aug 19), pest control firms are being mobilised more frequently at residential hot spots, construction sites and commercial buildings.
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