Why Canine Detection

Canines have now become one of the best weapons in the fight against the spread of Bed Bugs. Bed Bug canines are trained to alert to the scent of Bed Bugs in all stages.  This includes live Bed Bugs, eggs, nymphs, shed skins, adults, and even their feces. Canine scent accuracy is second to none and scientifically they can smell as little as 500 parts per trillion.

Canine Detection will give you an early alert to the presence of Bed Bugs, hopefully before a major infestation or someone is bitten. This is very important as early detection will also allow for much easier control solutions.  Early detection of Bed Bugs is difficult and unreliable with visual only inspections and low level infestations will often go undetected.

A certified Canine/Handler team offers over 90 % (tested as high as 98%) accuracy in finding the presence of a Bed Bug colony as opposed to the 40% accuracy of a human only visual inspection. Well-trained dogs can identify hidden infestations in inaccessible locations such as cracks in furniture or joints in headboards.

The use of canines greatly reduces the time spent inspecting rooms as the same inspection without a canine would literally take hours with significantly lower accuracy. This saves you time and money.

When using Canine Detection for Bed Bugs, you are utilizing the most efficient and effective measure in the prevention of these bugs on your property. This proactive step shows that you are doing your due diligence and everything in your power to prevent a guest from being exposed to Bed Bugs should litigation become an issue. The monetary savings with reduced liability in litigation can only be guessed, but could prove to be exponential. (a woman who received more than 400 Bed Bug bites during her stay at a major hotel chain in San Francisco received $71,000 to settle her claim against the hotel. – October 2008)