Head Lice Blog

- Nits (the eggs of the head louse) are small yellowish-white, oval-shaped eggs that are “to the side of a hair shaft glued” at an angle

- Nits must be laid by live lice. You cannot “catch nits.”

- Once laid, it takes 7-10 days for a nit to hatch, and another 7-10 days for the female to mature and begin laying her own eggs.

- Head lice are clear in color when hatched, then quickly develop a reddish-brown color after feeding.

- Head lice are about the size of sesame seeds.

- Head lice have six legs equipped with claws to grasp the hair.

- Head lice are crawling insects. They cannot hop, jump, or fly.

- Head lice do not thrive on pets.

- Head lice are small, wingless insects which feed on human blood. They need human blood in order to survive.

- Head lice live for approximately 30 days on a host and a female louse may lay up to 100 nits (eggs).

- A healthy adult louse can live in your environment(home,office,vehicle ect) for 2 to 3 days with out a human host.

- A newly hatched nit can survive up to 24 hours before they need to feed to survive.