An effective method of inspecting and locating sources of contamination.

For several years, this method has demonstrated the usefulness of man’s best friend when it comes to accurately detecting places where bed bugs are hiding. Well known for their keen sense of smell, dogs have already proven themselves in the fight against drugs, explosives and even cancer. Today, they lend a helping hand to people struggling with bedbugs or to those who simply want to check for the possibility of their presence in their property, home or business.

Accuracy of bed bug detection dogs

Dogs are so good that they can tell the difference between the smell of dead or live bedbugs. It is the same with the smell of viable or dead eggs. This extraordinary capacity not only makes it possible to detect bedbug infestations, but also in certain cases, to ensure that they have indeed disappeared after treatments.

Who benefits from canine bedbug detection?

Bedbug detection dog services can be of interest, among other things, for:

• Tenants moving into a new apartment in a city at risk for bedbugs.
• Owners, when tenants leave their apartment.
• Intermediate resources or homes for the elderly. A canine inspection of the future tenant’s room and belongings at their former home, before they move out, can sometimes avoid contaminating an entire building.
• Motels, hotels, “Bed & Breakfast”, guest houses, dormitories, etc… Periodically or as soon as a guest complains of bites or the presence of bedbugs.
• Property managers, when they encounter or fear the presence of bedbugs in their building.
• Businesses (e.g. office buildings, call centers, cinemas, stores, public spaces, etc.)
• Public transport services: buses, taxis, ambulances, etc.
• Solidarity businesses such as second-hand stores or flea markets.
• Low-rent housing (HLM), or any “apartment block” that has experienced a bedbug problem, in order to check possible spread to other housing.
• You, returning from a trip
• Your children when they return from a summer camp where they stayed in a dormitory.
• Anyone wanting to make sure they are not victims of bed bugs.