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Mark Etinger
Bed bugs are one of the most terrifying home pests in existence, and consequently infested homes often have a negative stigma attached to them, due to the lack of understanding about the insects and their origin. In the past, the bedbug population was nearly eliminated with the effective, but incredibly toxic chemical DDT. After DDT use was banned by the government, the bed bug population rose dramatically due to the influx of international travel. Once an infestation takes place, it’s incredibly difficult and expensive to properly and thoroughly exterminate the bugs. That is way detection services are the key way to prevent bedbugs. If you are living in an urban environment where you and your neighbor are separated by a brick wall, you should be especially concerned about bug control. Here are a few things you should know about bed bug sniffing dogs that anyone concerned about living with bed bugs should be concerned about. • One of the most important things a resident should know about bedbug sniffing dogs is that if they are alerted by a bug scent, it needs to be confirmed visually by the human inspector. Bed bug dogs do have false alarms, so it’s imperative that the inspector checks the area for signs like shed skin, feces, blood, or other indicators that bed bugs are living nearby. • If a company tells you that the bed bug dog is 100% effective, be wary. No dog or human can be 100% effective in detecting bedbugs, so it’s important that they are honest with you. • If you are hire a bedbug sniffing dog team, you should make sure that the inspector is independent from an exterminator, as it would be a conflict of interest for them to do so. You should ask the inspector several questions like: -What does the inspection include? -Do you mark the areas that the dog signals? -How much time is included in the inspection? • There are many different certifications available for bed bug dog teams, but despite their professional sounding acronyms, this doesn’t exactly mean that a dog team is more effective if they have this certification. Training and handling are the two most important factors that influence a dog’s success in detection, not a certification with an organization. In conclusion, if you’re concerned about bed bugs, you should most definitely consider a dog inspection team to first detect a problem, if there is one. Detection is the first step in bedbug control.
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