Canine Scent Detection Program Excelsis Detections has gleaned information from leading PhD entomologists and pest control experts around the country since 2005 and have the following facts to offer: Bed Bugs are in or have been a problem recently for 28% of US hotels according to the National Association of Pest Management and the American Hotel & Lodging Association Female bed bugs need only to be fertilized once in their lives and lay up to five eggs per day A single female bed bug can increase to over 5,000 bugs in just six months There is currently no "silver bullet" that can fully eliminate a bed bug infestation Detection is absolutely vital in any pest control program It takes at least an hour for a pest control operator to visually inspect a hotel room and it is virtually guaranteed that all bed bugs will NOT be detected It takes Excelsis Detections between 5-10 minutes per unit, which includes a possible second canine to verify a positive alert, as well as proper documentation One canine/one handler is NOT sufficient to verify whether bed bugs are present Copious documentation is absolutely mandatory to protect you from litigation Excelsis Detections is a national network with one objective: Find bedbugs before the guests do! We train and work WITH your housekeeping staff and your pest control operator We are compensated by the square footage of your space, NOT by the hour! We are framing our services with NYC attorneys who currently defend hotels and resorts from bed bug litigation We never "cross-train" our canines. One dog - One scent discipline! We always use live bed bugs that we obtain from entomologists, for canine/handler training Our canines sniff out LIVE bed bugs daily, to eat their daily allowance of food Excelsis' Canine Program pinpoints the location of bed bugs with canine/handler teams and.... Excelsis' Cimex Thermal Remediation Program will eliminate bed bugs... GUARANTEED! Excelsis detections can inspect units in 2006/2007 for as little as $.06/square foot The only alternative to bed bug detection canine teams is to have pest control operators search for bed bugs with flashlights and magnifying glasses. We visually inspect as well, but to attempt to detect high percentages of bed bugs without scent canines is futile!