The color of a lice egg (nit) might be a clue as to whether it’s hatched or not, but can it signal if it’s dead?

Female lice lay up to 10 eggs per day. These eggs and their empty casings are called nits. Depending on your hair color and the hatching cycle, nits can appear clear, white, tan, or dark brown.

Find out what you need to know about super lice and discover the signs, symptoms, risks, treatments, and how they may affect health.

Sea lice can be found along the entire North Carolina coast, The N&O previously reported. Each summer, thimble jellyfish make ...

Head lice are tiny six-legged invertebrates that live on a person’s scalp. Nits are the tiny, oval-shaped eggs that head lice hatch from.

Head lice have a three-stage life cycle. They begin as nits, hatch and become nymphs, and become full-sized adults within weeks. Read more about them here.

Just reading the word might make your head crawl. You can kill lice with shampoos but it helps to know why they often survive ...

A new and unique business opens its doors in Coffeyville. Monkey Business Nit Pickers is a head lice removal clinic and Owner ...

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD When your scalp is itchy and white flakes are visible in your hair, you may wonder whether you have lice or dandruff. Their symptoms can overlap, making it hard ...

Super lice look no different from regular lice but are simply more challenging to get rid of because they are resistant to traditional over-the-counter treatments, according to Dr. Robert Dracker ...

Head lice at school isn't the crisis it used to be. Here's why Over the decades our understanding of lice has changed, but stigma and misinformation lingers on ...