Head lice feed on the scalp Understand the three stages of the head lice life cycle—nit, nymph, and adult—and how this knowledge can help you treat an infestation effectively. They're easiest to see at the hairline on the neck and over the ears
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Their eggs, called nits, stick to hair shafts
Nits are tiny and may be hard to see.
Head lice, or pediculus humanus capitis, are parasitic insects that feed on human blood You can find them mostly on your head, but also on your eyebrows and eyelashes The video below shows how adult head lice move and what to look out for Head lice go through three life stages
Nits, nymphs, and adult lice, each with a unique appearance Knowing what they look like at every stage is key to detecting and treating an infestation. Read more about them here. Head lice are tiny, parasitic insects that can live in your hair
They bite your skin to suck your blood and attach their eggs (called nits) to your hair, close to your scalp.
Lice lay nits on hair shafts close to the scalp, where the temperature is perfect for keeping warm until they hatch Nits look a bit like dandruff, but aren't removed by brushing or shaking them off Unless a child has many head lice, it's more common to see nits in the hair than live lice crawling on the scalp. Head lice are insects that live in human hair, close to the scalp, and sometimes in the eyebrows and eyelashes too
They are tiny, no bigger than a sesame seed Lice are parasites that bite the scalp every few hours to feed on blood The bites from lice can make your scalp itchy.
