Body lice are tiny insects that live in clothing, bedding, and other fabrics. They feed on human blood and then ... is necessary to treat body lice. Treatment and prevention of body lice (singular ...

“Because they are so well adapted to clothing, we know that body lice or clothing lice almost certainly didn’t exist until clothing came about in humans.” Reed’s research indicates that ...

Fish farms are known to experience outbreaks of sea lice that make their products unmarketable. But fixing the problem can cause damage to marine ecology, and lice can evolve resistance to the ...