Can You Smell a Bed Bugs? Well…dogs Can…
You probably know that a dog’s powerful sense of smell can detect illegal drugs, dangerous explosives, even counterfeit currency.
Now you can add one more to that list: bed bugs.
The blood sucking insects were virtually eradicated some 50 years ago in the United States but experts blame the recent resurgence on the nocturnal creature’s growing resistance to insecticides and increased international travel.
About a dozen companies nationwide offer bed bug detection dog services. One of the largest is Advanced K9 Detectives based in Milford, Conn., with six handlers and eight pooches – some mixed mutts, others purebred.
“The problem is growing,” says company owner Carl Massicott of the pesky bugs. So much so that he plans on opening six new branches nationwide this year alone.
The insects don’t transmit disease but some people experience red, itchy welts up to two weeks after being bitten.
Massicott and his trusty beagle, Radar, fetch big bucks to look for the tiny creatures in homes, cruise ships, college dorm rooms and hotels.
He says one of his dogs can search a hotel room for live bugs in about one minute, with 98 percent accuracy.
A visual inspection by an exterminator is only 13 to 25 percent accurate, he says.
This article is provided by PetGadgets.com
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i guess i cant smell them
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Another reminder of how inadequate our senses really are. Or how amazing the animal world is.
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