A bed bug detection system is provided which includes a container having a receiving chamber for holding solidified carbon dioxide, an opening in the chamber communicating with and of sufficient size to insert the solidified carbon dioxide into the receiving chamber, a removable cover fitting over the opening, a plurality of channels formed in walls of the container, the channels allowing flow from the chamber of carbon dioxide to exit outside the walls of the container, exit occurring at exit ports; a plurality of tubes formed of a polymeric material, each tube connected to an exit port; and a plurality of bed bug detector stations, each station attached to one of the plurality of tubes, each of the stations formed of a housing with open first and second ends, and a trapping chemical being deposited within each housing.