Detection – the proactive approach
Bed Bugs on the Rise to Epidemic Proportions
Hotels, Motels, Hospitals, Long Term Health Care Facilities, Apartment Managers/Owners, Colleges and Universities, Furniture Rental Companies, Day Cares, Public Storage Facilities, and Homeowners can now benefit from the extremely accurate detection of bed bugs that only a bed bug detection dog can offer.
California based Knott’s Pest Control, Inc. introduces their newest service providers, Molly & Belle. Molly and Belle are two of California’s few highly trained bed bug detection dogs. Molly & Belle demonstrate the latest technique and international trend for finding bed bugs in institutions, homes and other businesses.
"By contacting the services of Knott’s Pest Control Inc.’s Certified Bedbug Detection Teams, institutions can accurately locate and treat all infested areas and can say they have done their due diligence." The general public can feel at ease when spending the night in a hotel, and home buyers and renters can feel comfortable that they are moving into a house that is free of this nuisance.
Molly and Belle are rescue dogs obtained from the Shelby, Alabama Humane Society and initially trained by David, Kathy and Jim Latimer, FSI K9 Academy in Vincent, AL. Our Handler/K9 teams have been certified through the World Detector Dog Organization (WDDO). Molly and Belle have completed more than 800 hours of training, and have a 90% or higher accuracy rating in locating bed bugs. Normally, a trained pest control management professional can only detect visible signs of bed bugs during the later stages of their life cycle. In the early stages, they are almost invisible to the naked eye. Due to a dog’s keen sense of smell, Molly and Belle can detect bed bugs during their early stages, as well as behind walls, under carpet, and in furniture, thus making their inspections more thorough and much more accurate.
More accurate detection means that if there is bed bug activity, Molly and Belle will alert us to it and control measures can begin.
Knott’s will tailor a specific inspection/detection plan for your property. We provide Emergency/On-call services, bimonthly, quarterly and semi-annual PRO-active schedules, as well as vacancy/property turnover (home sales, rental turnover, dorm turnover, etc.) inspection/detection.
In the case of hotels and apartments, if a law suit is initiated by someone allegedly bitten in one of their units, the management can show that they have gone the extra mile by bringing in a canine unit to inspect, and that they have done their due diligence to ensure their guests or tenants are in a pest free environment. The last thing any business needs is bad publicity or unnecessary legal litigation headaches.
Knott’s Pest Control, Inc. Commercial and Residential
5141 Guild Street
La Mesa, California 91942
Phone: 619-466-0464 Fax: 619-466-9244
CA License: DPR 32276 / OPR 11524