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Crossword clues for Bugs, briefly:

STREP: Throat bug, briefly
VWS: Bugs, briefly
EAPOE: The Gold Bug author, briefly
DDT: Bug killer, briefly
ITPRO: Bug specialist, briefly
ELEC: Bug zapper, briefly
DDT: Bug-killing ecohazard, briefly