Body size is one of the most fundamental characteristics of all organisms. It influences physiology, morphology, behavior, and even interspecific interactions such as those between parasites and their ...

Lice are typically grayish-tan in color and the size of a sesame seed or smaller, depending on where they are in their life cycle. Lice eggs look similar to dandruff and attach to the hair shaft. It’s ...

Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...

SCHOOL is out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean head lice are taking time off too. After a day at the beach or playing with friends, the pests can suddenly be running rife in your child’s hair – ...

Fourth grade had barely started when I got a call one early September day from the school nurse. "Your son has lice," she said. "Come pick him up right away." All I could think was, "Those dirty ...

Biologists used lice-covered pigeons and a football field to find out why size matters to parasites. Researchers at the University of Utah tethered the lousy pigeons and flew them above a field in one ...