At around 1–7 mm, bed bugs are larger than lice, and a bed bug infestation can create an almond-like smell. A person may also see discarded exoskeletons in bedding.

Many of us remember whispering about the classmate who left school early because they had lice, the evasive bug that make scalps their homes. The unlucky, banished kid considered dirty and unkempt ...

Head lice can cause localized infection if excessive scratching introduces bacteria into an open wound, but the bugs themselves don’t spread disease or carry human pathogens, the CDPH says.

7 Bugs That Look Like Lice. We’ve found seven bugs that have lice-like bodies and sizes. Some things can help you distinguish them from each other. Keep reading to learn about each of them! 1.

WASHINGTON — Some schools are letting kids with live lice in their hair back in the classroom, a less restrictive policy that has parents scratching their heads. “Lice is icky, but it’s not ...

It's 9 a.m. on a warm Wednesday and at least five families have already crowded into the tiny waiting room of a Mercer Island business aimed at ridding the world of head lice.

Bugs on your scalp are usually head lice. But you may also find fleas, ants, or other types of insects on your head. Here’s how to identify and treat them.

Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom. And some school nurses are no longer ...

Those bugs, dubbed “super lice” in some early news reports, drew dire predictions that it would soon be impossible to kill the insects with existing treatments. That situation, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom. And some school ...