Whether you use low-level pesticides, a battery-powered comb or a shower cap full of mayonnaise to kill head lice, you don’t need to pull your kids from school if the little critters invade ...

Head lice are insects with six claws and no wings that cannot hop or fly. Lice move by crawling; their claws hold tightly onto hair. They're gray-white or tan and the size of sesame seeds, and ...

Head lice are a common issue, especially among children, causing itching and discomfort. These insects spread through direct ...

But on the other hand, over-the-counter shampoos designed to kill the pests aren't as effective as they once were.

That head lice outbreaks are getting worse has not been widely demonstrated in the scientific literature, though anecdotal reports suggest it might be true.

How to identify risks and avoid an infestation What are the symptoms of lice? Children aged 3 to 11 have the highest incidence of head lice, especially when they are in close contact with other kids.

There are easy ways to treat this common scourge among schoolchildren. By Elizabeth Passarella For a minuscule, relatively harmless pest, the head louse is greatly feared among parents of young ...

These are the active ingredients in many over-the-counter lice treatment shampoos. Research suggests that today, super lice are virtually ubiquitous, says Michael Hansen, PhD, CR’s senior scientist.

Complicating matters further is the fact that lice appear to have evolved some resistance to pyrethrin and permethrin, the active ingredients in many over-the-counter lice shampoos.

Schools should be encouraged to show parents how to treat lice, not keep kids from class, the report says.