Carpet Cleaning
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Bed bugs and your dog.
Recent research has unearthed some amazing discoveries relating to bed bugs and dogs, dogs can actually be trained seek out the bugs, enabling us to use treatments to quickly to eliminate the problem, stopping a bedbug epidemic/infestation.
Bedbugs are an unwelcome guest in our homes, with a worrying ability to live and hide in places we can’t see, even if we did discover their nests, seeing their tiny eggs with the naked eye is impossible. Dogs however, have the unique ability to ’sniff’ out the eggs, in the same way they can detect drugs or bombs, this is referred to as CSD (Canine Scent Detection) giving their trainers a simple sign to confirm a discovery.
Unbelievably a dog can find single bug, this really does give us an unfair advantage in the war against bed bugs, although this process is not without its problems, dogs will rely on their noses to do the detection, leaving several mitigating factors for not successfully doing their jobs.
To start, locating the exact position of the bed bugs is the first job for the dog, they will be able to locate bugs hiding in mattresses or behind skirting’s, but not in ceilings or pelmets for example. Airflow is a factor too, depending on circulation in a property, scent can be drawn up into levels our canine friend won’t reach. Also extremely cold environments will pose an insect scent detection problem.
This new detection process is still in its infancy, but results are already pointing to consistent and valuable detection levels, with dogs differentiating between inactive and active infestations. These dogs are now being trained to find termites, which will save huge amounts of money, preventing structural damage.
