Not usually. Head lice have adapted to survive and thrive on your head, not your face. They need an environment like your scalp to grow and reproduce. Very rarely do head lice survive in a beard.

No. No type of lice can live on leather. Since leather isn’t a porous surface, doesn’t have hair or fibers, and isn’t warm, lice can’t live on it. There are three main types of lice: head, pubic, and ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- “Super lice,” as too many parents likely know, have become the most common headache in the battle to keep scalps and hair critter-free. But hope exists for removing the mutant pests.