What is a Bed Bug Dog?
A useful tool in the fight against bed bugs.
You may never have heard of a bed bug dog before but I bet you're familiar with other kinds of detection dogs.
Man's best friend is hard at work every day, helping us stay safe and healthy. Their ultra-sensitive sniffers are able to turn up all sorts of things we have trouble detecting: hidden narcotics and weapons, potential bombs, mold, diseases, lost cadavers and more. And now we can add one more thing to that list: bed bugs.
A bed bug detection dog is a dog that has been specially trained to recognize the scent of live bed bugs and bed bug eggs. They're able to tell the difference between live and dead bugs, the difference between bed bugs and other pests, and the difference between bed bugs and bed bug debris: cast skins and feces.
This finely tuned detection ability gives bed bug dogs a level of accuracy that surpasses conventional detection methods. Bed bug dogs are able to detect bed bugs faster, cheaper and more reliably than other methods. It is this ability that is making them such a popular tool in the fight to get rid of bed bugs.
How They Work
A person known as a handler sweeps a room using their dog. During a sweep, the handler will guide the dog through the room letting the dog sniff. Bed bug dogs are trained to indicate when they have discovered a bed bug scent. Once they have uncovered a possible bed bug, a visual inspection is made to confirm the finding.
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More information: http://www.nesdca.com/docs/Ability_of_Bed_Begs.pdf