Anonymous wrote:Some pest control companies have bed bug dogs that can inspect. We had one come years ago, and it was really cool to watch this little terrier work. I cannot remember the company.

We used one, and it immediately flagged bed bugs in the bedroom/luggage of the college kid that brough them home from the dorm over break, and a slight flag in the adjacent room, but nowhere else in the house.

They use beagles. A beagle's nose doesn't lie

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Anonymous wrote:We had 2 different pest companies come inspect for bedbugs after one of my kids developed a nighttime torso rash, and by their own admission neither could tell bedbug vs carpet beetle. (we wound up not having bedbugs, we did have a few carpet beetles, but neither was the source of my son’s rash in any case!)

Bedbugs and carpet beetles look nothing alike.

This. Carpet beetles are easily identifiable and don't hide out the way bedbugs do. Carpet beetles are like dust mites in that they feed on dead skin cells in the dust that's trapped in your carpet and upholstery. They do not bite humans but their larva can cause allergic reactions in some people resulting in skin welts that are mistaken for bites.

the larva look alike

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Anonymous wrote:We had 2 different pest companies come inspect for bedbugs after one of my kids developed a nighttime torso rash, and by their own admission neither could tell bedbug vs carpet beetle. (we wound up not having bedbugs, we did have a few carpet beetles, but neither was the source of my son’s rash in any case!)

Bedbugs and carpet beetles look nothing alike.

This. Carpet beetles are easily identifiable and don't hide out the way bedbugs do. Carpet beetles are like dust mites in that they feed on dead skin cells in the dust that's trapped in your carpet and upholstery. They do not bite humans but their larva can cause allergic reactions in some people resulting in skin welts that are mistaken for bites.

There's a product called Aprehend, I think. I had to use it a few years ago.
You spray it and it gives them a lethal and very contagious fungal infection. Not toxic to humans, but to them it is the plague. They are very social creatures so it truly does spread amongst them.
I got a small bottle of it and put it in a spray bottle and spritzed around the mattress. It was very effective. I think this is the product the hospitality industry uses.

Anonymous wrote:We had 2 different pest companies come inspect for bedbugs after one of my kids developed a nighttime torso rash, and by their own admission neither could tell bedbug vs carpet beetle. (we wound up not having bedbugs, we did have a few carpet beetles, but neither was the source of my son’s rash in any case!)

Bedbugs and carpet beetles look nothing alike.

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure that was a bed bug? It doesn’t sound like one

It was likely NOT a bedbug.

Lucky for you!

Anonymous wrote:Some pest control companies have bed bug dogs that can inspect. We had one come years ago, and it was really cool to watch this little terrier work. I cannot remember the company.

I’m poster 9:31. We had a bed bug sniffing dog come out as part of one of the pest inspections I mentioned, and while the dog didn’t find anything, the pest company still wouldn’t confirm we didnt have bed bugs.