Kem Ormond takes a look at the world of farming back in the day. Back in the 1920s ticks and lice were rife in sheep. Lincoln College reported that the sheep tick could be eradicated in one year ...

Expanding fish farming is one way to meet the demand of the world's growing population. Fish farms are known to experience outbreaks of sea lice that make their products unmarketable. But fixing the ...

Lice, particularly among kids, can often be quite common. These critters are extremely infectious and can easily pass from one individual to another. Though there are a plethora of lice remedies ...

Well, at least their hair. It's "super lice," and they are on the rise. Thanks to a genetic mutation, super lice are resistant to the treatments you can buy over the counter. But they can still be ...

Lice infestations can pose a tough and often embarrassing problem for both kids and adults. Despite the availability of various treatment solutions, a lice comb is often not given due consideration.

On follow-up examinations (ten days after the second application of fipronil), no lice or their developmental stages were found and the animals' behavior was normal. There was no need to ...

They're extremely difficult to physically eliminate and even harder to mentally bear. They're lice. And when your child ...

It's that time of year where parents start to worry about two things; seasonal illnesses and head lice. The start of school for some children may result in their first encounter with head lice and ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...

"Head lice is not considered a communicable disease, because lice do not carry disease," said the Director of Community ...

Children worldwide are commonly infected with head lice, or pediculosis capitis. The epidemiology, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and preventive and treatment modalities for ...