This dog can sniff out bed bugs.

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beagle sniffs bedbugsA beagle mix named Radar has been trained to sniff out bedbugs. According to Brad Smith, fully accredited entomologist and president of Preferred Pest Control, “He’s the only dog in Iowa that’s trained to … only alert to live bed bugs, down to one egg, which is about 1 millimeter big.

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