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SAN ANTONIO — Lenny, an energetic Jack Russell terrier, has a job that can make your skin crawl. He sniffs out blood-sucking bedbugs. Canines are the latest four-legged weapon in the battle against the six-legged parasites. “He’s been trained to sense the bedbugs with his nose,” said Mark Stanford, manager at Pest Management Corp (a
It’s an epidemic sweeping across Texas: bed bugs. Chances are at some point this summer the tiny blood sucking pests could invade your sleep time. That is unless a certain 4-legged solution comes to the rescue. There are only two dogs in the entire state that have the ability to sniff out bed bugs, and
By Jim Swift – KXAN Austin, TX – July 22, 2010 AUSTIN (KXAN) – In one of the bedrooms of a University of Texas area housing co-op, a technician stares at a computer screen. It’s covered with readouts from sensors placed in other rooms up and down the hall. The sensors monitor the heat in each
myFOXaustin.com (AUSTIN,TX) – A group of Austin residents said they’re still getting eaten alive by bed bugs, more than a year after a FOX 7 News investigation exposed an infestation inside their apartments. “They’ll spray, but there’s nothing you can do to get rid of them,” said apartment guest Kelly Davila Monday. Davila said her