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Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management
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Distinguishing Between Crab, Body, and Head Lice
Human lice (singular “louse”) are parasitic insects found on people. Adult lice are small (about 1/8 inch (3 mm) long or less) wingless insects that move by crawling. There are three species of lice that exclusively feed on humans: the head...
Want Another Reason to Practice Social Distancing? Head Lice.
![Head lice adults, nymphs, and eggs (nits). [Credit: Dr. Shujuan (Lucy) Li]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/72443small.jpg "Head lice adults, nymphs, and eggs (nits). [Credit: Dr. Shujuan (Lucy) Li]")
Most people are practicing social distancing due to the current pandemic, so contracting head lice might not be a top concern right now. However, many families with young children have at least one encounter with head lice at some time or another....
Head Lice: an Itchy Topic
![Child scratching head. [K. Windbiel-Rojas]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/32601small.jpg "Child scratching head. [K. Windbiel-Rojas]")
The mere mention of head lice might make feel you itchy and start to scratch your head. However, now that children are back in school, it's a good time to talk about these tiny pests. Although head lice can infest anyone, children are the most...
