About Our Dogs – Get Rid of Bed Bugs
Our K-9 Division
Once nearly eradicated in the U.S., bed bugs have made a comeback. These blood-sucking insects have become a nuisance at hotels, cruise ships, apartment buildings, college dorms, hospitals, nursing homes, jails or anywhere there are sleeping quarters. Oftentimes, unsuspecting humans carry these uninvited guests on their clothing or luggage and inadvertently infest their their own homes.
Quest Pest Control has a new and highly effective weapon in the fight against bed bugs. Her name is Ellie and she is a beagle trained to detect bed bugs by scent. We get rid of bed bugs in CT, New England, New York.
Ellie has received intensive training and is certified by the NATIONAL ENTOMOLOGY SCENT DETECTION CANINE ASSOCIATION.
Until we enlisted the help of our beagle Ellie, we had to rely on visual inspections. However, bed bug infestation can occur behind walls, baseboards or under carpets—areas that humans cannot easily detect.
These nocturnal, biting insects have been known to hide in alarm clocks, headboards and even on clothes hangers.
The good news is that Ellie is able to detect the presence of these bed bugs in CT, and the exact areas of infestation within two minutes of entering a room. She will either point or bark to signal her find.
Early detection is key because once the insects have moved in it can take months to get rid of them.
Since the use of DDT was banned, newer products don’t completely wipe out the bed bugs so it’s unlikely to kill the bugs the first time around.
For Businesses, a bed bug infestation could cause bad publicity, lost revenue and possible lawsuits.
For Homeowners, it could require disposal of all the contents of the infested room, including upholstery, drapes and other furniture.
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