Can Dogs & Cats Get Lice from Humans & Visa Versa?

Lice are species-specific (whether head lice or body lice), which means that different types of lice infest specific animals. For example, human lice infest humans, dog lice infest dogs, and cat lice infest cats. So, you don't need to worry about getting lice from your pets. It's important to note that good hygiene and regular grooming can help keep lice and other parasites away from your pets. If you suspect a lice infestation in your pets, it's best to consult with a veterinarian for appropriate treatment. [read more]

Can Dogs & Cats Get Lice from Humans & Visa Versa?2024-07-22T16:18:25+00:00

Be Mindful of Head Lice Prevention If Staying in a Budget Hostel

When we think of travel risks, travel that includes the use of public transportation, and staying in public lodging, especially a budget hostel can slightly increase the risk of getting head lice due to the close proximity with others. However, it's important to note that head lice spread primarily through direct head-to-head contact, and less commonly through shared personal items. In addition to a discussion of the pros and cons of budget hostels for lodging accommodations, this article includes steps you can take to reduce the risk of a head lice infestation in this 'close environment'. [read more]

Be Mindful of Head Lice Prevention If Staying in a Budget Hostel2024-07-22T16:24:44+00:00

How to Choose the Best Lice & Nit Comb

Head lice infestation is a common problem, especially among children. These tiny parasites can cause a lot of discomfort, leading to itchiness and irritation on the scalp. One of the most effective ways to eliminate these unwelcome guests is by using a lice comb. However, with a variety of lice combs available in the market, choosing the right lice comb can be easy if you know what to consider and how to find that 'perfect lice comb'. This article aims to guide you through the process of selecting the best head lice and nit comb, and how to use it effectively. [read more]

How to Choose the Best Lice & Nit Comb2024-07-18T15:20:57+00:00

How to Avoid Summer Camp Head Lice Worries

School is coming to an end for the summer and your kids may soon be off to camp! No parent wants to get a phone call telling them that their child has head lice. Perhaps worse than that, no parent wants to learn that their child has brought lice home! Both these situations are bad; having it come into your house is clearly the last thing you want. [read more]

How to Avoid Summer Camp Head Lice Worries2024-07-17T17:10:06+00:00

Head Lice History on the Early American Frontier: Fort Crawford

Life at a frontier fort in the early 19th century was far from easy. Soldiers dealt with seasonal threats like mosquito-borne malaria and periodic outbreaks of dysentery, cholera, and typhus. But there was another nuisance they endured, one brought to the Americas long before by Asian migration from the east 25,000 years before, and by European settlers and colonizers between the 10th and 15th centuries. This nuisance bore the different genetics of each migration but came to share the same name: head lice. [read more]

Head Lice History on the Early American Frontier: Fort Crawford2024-07-17T18:57:11+00:00

Head Lice Movement from Child to Child

Lice and Blood Types of Their Hosts ~ We and the teams we worked with who tested our formula have learned a lot of interesting things about head lice in the process. It turns out that lice are very specific to blood type. If children in a family, group, class, etc. had the same blood type , the lice would go from child to child. However, if there was one in a family that had a different blood type from those the lice had already ‘visited’, those lice would avoid that person unless desperate for food. [read more]

Head Lice Movement from Child to Child2024-07-12T17:05:40+00:00

The Improbable Story of Schooltime

BioSafe Technologies, Inc was incorporated in 2000 to further develop, clinically test and create a distribution of nontoxic pesticide formulations for eliminating parasites and other blood sucking insects such as mites and lice affecting humans and animals. The active ingredients of the ‘ultimate’ formula used in its Schooltime® Products line was discovered by the company founder, Lynn James-Meyer, during field testing in Brazil in the early 1990s when she traveled to this area to participate on a separate humanitarian project. [read more]

The Improbable Story of Schooltime2024-07-19T18:48:16+00:00

Reading Corner Head Lice Horror Show

The classroom has changed in many ways since I was a kid, but the one area in particular I’m writing about today is the READING CORNER. I say this with emphasis because all I can think about when I walk in to volunteer in my kid’s elementary classroom is LICE, LICE, LICE (cue the psycho movie soundtrack). I understand the importance of reading and wanting to make a comfortable environment for the students to read in, but come on! Pillows, blankets, bean bag chairs OH MY! This type of scenario is a haven for head lice to thrive in. [read more]

Reading Corner Head Lice Horror Show2024-07-12T17:04:31+00:00

Short Hair? Head Lice Don’t Care!

Short Hair? Head lice Don’t Care! As a Mom of two boys with short hair I could easily fall into the trap of thinking that my boys won’t get head lice because they have short hair. This is so not true! Lice do not care if your hair is short or long, they just want to find a nice happy home to lay their eggs and live happily ever after with their lice babies. [read more]

Short Hair? Head Lice Don’t Care!2024-07-13T03:22:58+00:00

Does the Selfie Put Your Teen at Risk for Lice?

With social media came “selfies,” and they are everywhere. The variously styled self-portraits of one or more people, whose heads rest close together, has introduced an interesting question: Does the “selfie” put teens at increased risk for lice? Although this topic has gotten quite a bit of media attention, there is currently no evidence that justifies this concern. [read more]

Does the Selfie Put Your Teen at Risk for Lice?2024-07-12T17:02:49+00:00
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