Detect Bed Bugs with Professional Canine Inspections
K9 Inspect & Detect is not just a canine bed bug detection service provider, we are a vital component to your overall bed bug protection plan. Our inspection teams are made up of highly trained, certified handlers and dogs, who follow a strict, ongoing training protocol to ensure we remain in tip top shape for pinpoint accuracy.
Dogs have been successfully used by the military and law enforcement agencies to locate firearms, ammunition, explosives, narcotics, missing persons, and accelerants used in suspected arson cases. With similar training methods, dogs can also search for bed bugs and detect activity with pinpoint accuracy.
Why canine inspections for bed bugs?
A properly trained, bed bug scent detection canine team is extremely cost effective. Bed bug detection dogs have proven to be over 90% effective in detecting and identifying bed bug infestations, whereas human inspectors are typically only 30-40% effective and can take up to two hours per room. A dog can complete the job in as little as 15 minutes. Because of the canine’s remarkable scent capabilities, we are able to detect infestations at a very early stage before bed bugs spread throughout the property.
Due to their keen sense of smell, our canine bed bug detectives sniff out odor from live bed bugs and viable eggs in cracks, crevices and other hiding places that might be missed on a visual inspection. They can also crawl into tight spaces and seek out bed bugs without having to strip apart and rearrange rooms, steps usually required for a traditional visual inspection.
Early and accurate detection is vital to reducing bed bug infestations as well as minimizing the amount of pesticides or other treatment options needed, and lowering the overall cost of eliminating the infestation. In addition, canine inspections are discrete and unobtrusive.
