A trained dog can pick up the scent of live bed bugs and viable eggs inside cushions, under baseboards and in cracks a flashlight misses. For a large Corcoran home, a duplex with several bedrooms or farm housing with many beds, a K9 team covers a lot of ground in a short visit.
Good Times to Use a Dog
- Many rooms or several buildings need checking quickly.
- Bites continue after a visual inspection found nothing.
- An employer wants every bunk room screened before a new season.
- A relative moved in from a home with a known problem.
- Treatment is finished and you want proof before putting rooms back together.
How the Search Runs
- Warm upThe handler readies a dog trained to react to live bugs and viable eggs only.
- Work the roomsThe team moves along beds, couches, closets and trim.
- AlertThe dog sits or paws at the exact place the odor peaks.
- VerifyThe handler inspects every alert and records what is found.
What to Ask a K9 Team
Ask who certified the dog, how often it trains on known samples and how the handler confirms alerts. Avoid any company that wants to treat a whole house or every bunk room on the strength of one unverified alert.
Getting Ready
- Keep household pets out of the rooms being searched.
- Avoid strong cooking smells, candles and air fresheners that morning.
- Do not apply any insecticide in the days before the visit.
K9 Inspection Questions
Our yard dogs come inside at night. Is that a problem?
Put them in a closed room or outdoors during the search. The detection dog is trained to ignore other animals, and the handler keeps it on task.
The dog alerted on the couch. Do we definitely have bed bugs?
Not until the handler confirms it. Each alert should be checked by eye for live bugs, eggs or stains before that spot is counted as positive.
When you contact us: Bed Bug Control CA handles bed bug work from the first inspection to the final check. Our team sets a visit time with you in Corcoran. We quote in writing, then treat once you say yes.