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Preventing Head Lice this Winter
January is the month of resolutions. The holidays have come and gone and you’re ready to get back to normal living, which for many includes resolutions. As a parent the last thing you are thinking about is head lice. Unfortunately January is also a very common month for lice outbreaks. With kids getting back to…
Read MoreHow long does it take for lice eggs to hatch?
HEAD TO HEAD – How long does it take for lice eggs or nits to hatch? A head-lice infestation occurs when a female adult louse makes it onto a new head and lays eggs. When those eggs hatch, the lice will most likely stay on that head throughout the entire lice life cycle. Unless the head is…
Read MoreHow not to spread lice…dehydrate them and their eggs
LICE HAVE CLAWS- dehydrate them and their eggs! A head louse has six claws that allow it to crawl around from hair strand to hair strand. It can move from one head to another this way, which is why head-to-head contact is the primary way head lice are spread between people. Lice DO NOT fly or jump!…
Read MoreLife Cycle of Head Lice…lice facts continued-
LIFE CYCLE Head lice come in three stages: egg, nymph and adult. Eggs are often called lice nits. An egg takes 7-9 days to hatch. Once hatched it is referred to as nymph. A nymph becomes an adult after 10 days of life. A nymph can not lay eggs until they are an adult. A female adult lays…
Read MoreLice Information provided by Lice Clinics of America Philly owner Sharon…
As a lice professional I am continuously amazed at the amount of misleading information there is to be found on the internet regarding the subject of lice. Parents enter my clinic armed with the same questions over and over again because they constantly read conflicting information which inevitably causes undue stress and fear. With so…
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