Sniffer dogs can now detect bed bugs and more

Big advantage: Sniffer dogs can detect bedbug pheromones 40 times more effectively than humans and locate them very quickly. — The Straits Times/ANN

Sniffer dogs are typically tasked with detecting narcotics and explosives, but here, their roles have expanded to include finding bed bugs and submerged human remains.

This week, two dogs made their debut in these new tasks: Ceco, who is trained to detect bed bugs, and Alpha, who locates human remains in water.