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How Do Head Lice Eat?
Head lice need to live on a human scalp in order to be able to feed on the human blood that they need to survive for their 30 or so days of life. When the head louse needs food, it moves around very close to the skin and checks it out until it finds a…
Read MoreDo that many people get head lice?
Reliable data on how many people get head lice each year in the United States are not available; however, an estimated 6 million to 12 million infestations occur each year in the United States among children 3 to 11 years of age. Some studies suggest that girls get head lice more often than boys, probably…
Read MoreHow Long Have You Had Lice?
Lice don’t like the light and are very small — two factors that make them hard to identify. But there are ways you may be able to tell how long you’ve had them based on where and how you see them. Infestation timeline Few nits: less than 2 weeks. An adult louse climbs onto your hair…
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As the weather warms and children go back into school from remote learning, parents start to worry about their child coming home with head lice. There are as many as 12 million head lice infestations each year among American kids, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the bugs – while…
Read MoreI am a 45 year old mom and so embarrassed I have head lice!
No need to be embarrassed at all! Head lice do not hop, jump, or fly. They have six legs and only crawl. You get head lice from another person. Lice do not know age, income, ethnicity, gender, what you do for a living, if you have had lice before or not. All they care about…
Read MoreSeven myths about head lice exposed. Plus how best to treat and prevent them in your family
ABC Health & Wellbeing / By Anna Salleh Bloodsucking head lice are more of threat to a parent’s state of mind than their children’s health. But this doesn’t make finding an effective way to deal with them any less important. The anxiety parents feel when they find these creatures in their kid’s hair has created…
Read MoreDoes your child have to miss school?
The short answer is NO! Our process takes about 90 minutes, we have a 99%+ success rate and we also provide you with a certificate of treatment to bring back to school. So there is no reason for you to miss hours and days from school or work. Most parents do not know we exist…
Read MoreChallenges of a False Negative Head Lice Screening
Head lice is spread through head-to-head contact. When one family member has lice, it is highly likely others in the family have it as well. We are often told by people that we are head screening or treating that other family members do not have lice because (fill in the blank: they/mom/dad/mother-in-law/friend/doctor/cosmetologist) screened them and…
Read MoreSimple Pricing for a Complex Problem
We charge a flat rate of $195 per treat, $185 per person for a teacher or military member, and $175 per person for 3 treatments or more. We find a flat rate is simple for both sides and it also makes sure you know exactly what you will be paying. Our treatment time can take…
Read MoreAlmost All Lice Are Now Resistant to Over-the-Counter Treatment
by Laura Geggel August 08, 2016 Live Science The vast majority of head lice in the United States are now resistant to most over-the-counter treatments, meaning that it’s now especially difficult to vanquish the tiny blood-sucking parasites, a new study finds. Researchers found that head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) in 42 of the 48 states…
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