Super Lice Resistance. Mutant Super Lice bothering folks in your neighborhood? September is high season for lice. During the first month of school, head lice often reach their peak in terms of infestations inschool aged children. According to this study in the Journal of Entomology in 42 of the 48 states tested, 100% of the […]
Lice Nits Eggs Super Lice are more prevalent than first thought. In a study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology pesticide resistant head lice have been found to be much more widespread in the US than previously thought. Super Lice are defined as lice that have developed resistance to the pyrethrin and pyrethroid pesticides […]
Head Lice Adults. Children are ten times more likely to contract Head Lice than adults. What makes head lice more attracted to kids than adults? First of all, head lice are very sensitive to temperature, light and humidity. Children happen to have warm scalps. In fact kid’s scalps are slightly warmer than adult’s scalps and this draws the lice […]
Live lice eggs. Parents find themselves head scratching wondering if the specks they see in their child’s hair are actually lice. In addition parents also wonder if the lice eggs they see are live lice eggs or dead lice eggs. Parents ask us at NitWits every day what do nits look like? First of all […]
Lice Center. Yes folks you there are exceptionally good professional head lice practitioners in Massachusetts including Boston, Cambridge, Belmont, Arlington, Brookline, Newton and Concord. NitWits is Boston’s #1 Lice Professionals. Why would you want to use this kind of a Lice Removal Service near me? For one thing you do not have another minute in […]
Head lice bites neck. Parents often wonder why kids get a rash on the back of their neck that looks like lice bites. In fact the red spots on your child’s neck just under the hairline are not lice bites. Rather, the red spots are the signs of an allergic reaction to lice bites. First […]
Rid nits for once and for all from you family. Wondering about signs of lice in hair? Not sure if you are checking lice correctly? How exactly does a stressed out parent find lice eggs in hair? Rid nits. Did you know that Humans share their homes with hundreds of species of flies, spiders, beetles, lice and other arthropods? […]
Head Lice 101. Top 3 Lice Myths. 1. Lice Jump 2. Lice Like Clean Hair 3. You can get Lice from a Couch. Actually none of these lice myths are true. 1. Do Lice Jump? No lice do not have hind legs and therefore cannot jump. 2. Do lice like clean hair? Actually lice don’t […]
Head lice look like dandruff? Top 3 lice myths. Lice Myth #1 Lice only like clean hair. In fact we see kids with lice with clean hair, dirty hair, hair that gets washed once a day and hair that gets washed once a month! First of all Head lice are happy in any and all […]
Cure head lice. Super Lice are more prevalent than first thought. In a study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology pesticide resistant head lice have been found to be much more widespread in the US than previously thought. Super Lice are lice that are resistant to the pyrethrin and pyrethroid pesticides in OTC head […]
