NitWits Belmont. Experiencing a lice crisis in your family is one of the most stressful moments in your life as a parent. First of all you realize that you know very little about head lice. Furthermore your school nurse thinks you know exactly how to get rid of lice. And you are on a deadline […]
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 […]
Baby head lice are known as nymphs. Nymphs are delicate and fragile and share several similarities with premature human babies. For example baby head lice nymphs need to maintain a constant body temperature and frequent meals to survive, just like preemies. The ideal lice nymph body temperature mirrors that of the scalp of an elementary […]
Clean Hair Lice. Do head lice like clean hair? I have heard lice like clean hair better than dirty and oily hair. Lice clean hair or dirty is one of the questions we get asked most often in our NitWits offices. People think that lice like clean hair more than dirty hair. Guess what folks? We […]
Lice Technicians Ready and at your service. Yes folks since 2004, NitWits has been Boston’s Go To Lice Professionals. Admired for our high level of professionalism and rigor, parents in the know come to NitWits for their head lice needs. Lice Technicians Ready. Yes folks yet another urban myth about head lice. In fact we […]
Removing nits hair nightmare. Yes folks, you can do this. You can treat Head lice hair it is manageable. Stop doing laundry, stop vacuuming, relax, pour yourself a glass of wine. White Glove service is available at Boston’s Premier Lice Treatment Service. Lice Treatment Boston at NitWits has been voted Best of Boston 14 years […]
Live Lice Look Like. Yes folks there are plenty of live lice and nits around the Boston area this summer. Also do you know what they look like? First of all nits look like little sesame seeds. In addition nits are always the same size and shape and are always laid within 1/8th of an […]
Does an itchy scalp mean you have head lice? Not necessarily. In fact most people with lice do not have any itching symptoms. This is simply another urban myth that adds to the confusion about head lice. Head lice is often misdiagnosed and even over-diagnosed! Because most people, whether they are medically trained or not, […]
Does lice treatment kill nits? In fact the OTC and Rx lice treatments do not kill nits. First of all parents are led to believe that all it takes to treat lice are a couple of pesticide applications. Consequently, a month later the school nurse tells parents that their child has lice again. However, in […]
Head lice spreading. First of all what kinds of lice can humans get? Can dogs and cats get head lice? Can Dogs and Cats spread lice? Head lice actually only live on the human scalp and are not interested in anything off of a human scalp. Hence you will not find hair lice eggs off […]
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