Head Lice Nits

They are not found on family pets.

Head lice nits. Head lice are only found on the human head. Head lice are small insects up to 3mm long. Nits or head lice eggs will be firmly attached to the hair shaft close to the scalp.

Sharing of hats hair brushes and other hair-related items are often integral to spreading the infestation. Lice lay nits on hair shafts close to the scalp where the temperature is perfect for keeping warm until they hatch. Head lice are tiny insects that live in hair.

Lice eggs are clearly attached to one side of the hair shaft. Simply having nits does not necessarily mean that your child has live lice though since. For people who have struggled with lice for years it is common to find nits up and down the entire hair strand.

1 Metamorphosis during head louse development is subtle. Once lice lay nits the nits take about a week to hatch. Nits look a bit like dandruff but arent removed by brushing or shaking them off.

Direct contact is required for transmission from person to person. Head lice are human parasites that live on the scalp and hair and feed on our blood. They are primarily spread through human contact so it is important to screen for them regularly and remove all the lice and their eggs nits as early as possible.

Nits are the empty egg cases attached to hair that head lice hatch from. Instructions from the NHS National Health Service Wash hair with ordinary shampoo. Lice lay eggs on the shafts of hair and often it is these small white nits that are the first indication of an infestation.