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Do you know that aside from being cute and cuddly, our furry babies can be a great help to our bed bug removal feat? Yes! As much as it’s hard to believe that they can be this useful in terms of pest hunting, it has been proven by extensive research that dogs can be great bed bug detectors. Now, you might be worrying about the safety of dogs when they get involved in projects like this. But there is no cause for alarm because if properly trained, dogs will just point you out to the direction of the bed bugs, without exposing themselves to the danger of these nasty pests. How Do Dogs Detect Bed Bugs?
What makes dogs magnificent bed bug inspectors is that they use their sense of smell, rather than sight, in locating these pesky blood-sucking insects. This addresses that fact that bed bugs are very small and hideous insects that cannot be seen by the naked eye especially when the infestation is just at the early stage. Several studies have already proven the accuracy of dogs’ bed bug detection capability. Trained canine bed bug detectors can differentiate the living from the dead bed bugs. They are also capable of detecting bed bug eggs so you can exterminate them even before they get the chance to bite you. With proper training, they can also differentiate from bed bugs and other types of pests. Training Dogs to Detect Bed Bugs If you are wondering how our furry family members can be trained to detect bed bugs, well, pest removal companies invest in tedious yet effective training methods, such as the food and verbal reward system, among others. Dog trainers use pseudo scents in order to familiarize dogs with the insects’ odor. Pseudo scents are actual male and female bed bugs mixed together then sealed in small containers. During the training, the rewards for the dogs will be associated with the pseudo scents until they are familiar enough to be bed bug detectors. Why Use Dog Detectors? Since dogs use their sense of smell in inspecting properties for bed bugs, they can detect these pests at an early stage even when there is no visible sign of their existence yet. In stark contrast, most bed bug exterminators find it hard to perform inspections when there’s no infestation yet. It’s not very easy for the naked eye to find eggs or a few bed bugs. Dogs’ scent detection is just too sharp that they can point you to as few as one or two bed bugs by just sniffing the cushions, the sofa, or even your bookshelves. No wonder many pest control companies use canine detectors to help them with inspections. But dogs can only go as far as pointing you in the right direction. No matter how trained they are, they cannot perform the extermination process. At best, using canine bed bug detectors is the first step to your pest control feat. But the next best thing to do, of course, is to let bed bug removal professionals from Jersey City Exterminators to achieve your pest eradication goal for you.
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