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Each year, an estimated 6 to 12 million children become infected with lice. Lice infestations are an incredibly common problem and though they don’t pose any significant risk to your child’s health, they can certainly be a nuisance and a challenge to control. It only takes a few lice to create an infestation and the…

Lice may not carry diseases like ticks and other pests, but they can be quite a nuisance. It only takes a few lice to turn into an infestation and once lice settle in, they can be difficult to eradicate. Many people turn to chemical lice treatments like Nix and Rid, but these treatments may be…

Head lice may be small, but they can spread quickly and cause a lot of discomfort for both kids and adults. The problem with lice is that it only takes a few of them to start an outbreak and, once they get going, they can be difficult to contain. Luckily, there are lots of options…

One four-letter word that every parent dreads hearing is lice. Though they may only be about the size of a sesame seed, lice have the potential to cause you and your family some big problems. A lice infestation can go from mild to out of control in a matter of days, so it is important…

Where there is one louse, there are likely to be hundreds or thousands more. A lice outbreak can spread very quickly, but there is one thing that spreads even faster, and that is misinformation about lice and lice treatments. Lice myths and misconceptions are everywhere, and they lead many people to try ineffective and sometimes…

When the temperature starts to dip and snow covers the ground, you may think you are safe from outdoor pests like lice. Unfortunately, that may not be the case. In fact, winter is one of the busiest seasons for hair lice because they can’t survive on their own in the extreme cold. A nice, warm…

Head lice are a fact of life for young children, particularly in a school or daycare setting. When you are shampooing your child’s head for the fifth time in two days, you may find yourself wondering if it can get any worse. The good news is that lice are fairly easy to kill with the…

You have heard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and viruses that have developed an immunity to certain medical treatments. What you may not know, however, is that lice have joined the list of things that are becoming increasingly more difficult to treat. Finding a louse is every parent and teacher’s worst nightmare, but the fact that head…

When it comes to infestations of any kind, many people think the solution is to “kill it with fire.” While there is nothing more satisfying than watching a hornet’s nest go up in flame, imagining your child’s head as the nest is quite a different story. If that image shocks you, you may be even…

A female louse may only lay up to 6 eggs per day, but most of those eggs will eventually turn into egg-laying adults. Over the course of its 30-day lifespan, an adult louse can lay nearly 200 eggs. Depending on the sensitivity of your child’s scalp, it can take weeks for obvious symptoms of a…