Miss Caroline's head lice remedy in "To Kill a Mockingbird" involved using a mixture of salt, kerosene, and Vaseline to suffocate the lice. This home remedy was considered unconventional and outdated by the school nurse, who recommended a commercial product instead.

Adult lice mate through a process where the male louse transfers sperm to the female louse. This usually occurs on the host's scalp where the lice lay their eggs. The female louse then lays the fertilized eggs, known as nits, close to the scalp to continue the life cycle.

Yes, paper lice can infest old books because they feed on the microscopic mold and mildew that can grow on paper. They are commonly found in warm, humid environments like basements and libraries, making old books a perfect habitat for them. Regularly inspecting and cleaning books, as well as controlling the humidity levels, can help prevent paper lice infestations.

lice eat tiny amounts of blood from your head much less than a mosquito

it is commonly found on your neck and head, but also can be found on your pillow.

Lice/crabs can also be found in your armpits, if you have hair there, or in your groin, if you have hair there.

Blood and dead skin cells, mostly from the scalp.

Head lice are tiny insects that somewhat resemble fleas. If you want to see what they look like, you can search on any search engine which has an image search feature. Go there, click images, then type in "head lice" and you will see various images of head lice itself as well as nits that are eggs of head lice.

They usually hatch 7 days later after they were laid.

Yes, head lice can live and lay eggs in your ears. Most doctors don't even seem to be aware of this. Bring it to your doctor's attention in order to be properly and fully treated in the head lice removal process.

No, lice do not come from fleas. Lice are transmitted through contact with another animal/human that has lice or with an item that has been contaminated through contact with an infected animal/human. For example, brushes can have lice in them and when used on more than one person or animal the lice can then move from one to another.

Head lice cannot live on animal blood, only human blood, and will die within 24 hours of leaving the human head, so it is unlikely. However, if even one does end up on your animal by happenstance, and you interact with your pet within a 24 hour period, it is possible to get the head lice back into your hair where it can lay eggs. For the sake of caution then, it may be wise not to allow your pets on your beddings or furniture such as your sofa until at least24 hours after your last hair treatment, and to change clothes after interacting with your pet.

Give them lots of baths in warm shallow water. If they don't like bathes then you can put some water in a spray bottle and give them a nice mist. Pet stores have sprays that you can buy too.

The application of crushed bay, cloves or mint; diluted apple vinegar, dish detergent, garlic, lemon, peppermint oil, plain vinegar, salt, sesame seed oil, tabasco sauce, or white vinegar; powdered baking soda, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chalk, chili pepper, cinnamon; or spent coffee grounds is a home remedy for killing ants. The treatment offers non-toxic control, which is something that borax laundry detergent cannot guarantee in children- and pet-inhabited households. Ants resist the above-mentioned scents, which remain on their bodies long enough to offend their colony mates and co-foragers.

Best advice is to read the product label and find out that way. In addition to that, there may be a help line telephone number on the label.

an adult louse can live off the head for up to 2 days but a nymph can for only a few hours.. if you wanna shorten tht it wud b good idea to lower humidity by turning an ac on in the room.. this will shorten its life and or kill it quick because they survive much better in humidity.. just wash the bed sheets and everything first though

Well that is hard to say. I am pretty sure that they can only survive on peoples heads because they need blood to survive. That is why your head itches when you have them because they suck your blood like ticks. So I would say not very long if a little.

Not exactly. Lice only like extra clean heads, while fleas aren't as picky as to hygiene and part of body. They are both parasites.

in one day they lay from 3 - 10 eggs a day

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I've had lice before and my mom put mayonnaise in my hair, put some type of wrap on, and made me sleep with it

You should leave it in for 4 hours at least. If you put it in for 8 hours, then all the lice will have died.

Special shampoo or you can contact your veterinarian for help, If your mouse does have bugs you should probably clean its cage or something...

The chemicals in the pool won't effect the lice. It will take a lot more than that. I recommend buying a shampoo specifically for getting lice out. If that doesn't work, you should talk to your doctor or something. The lice cling onto your hair shaft and don't let go even if your underwater. Actually, you shouldn't go swimming until the lice is away. You may give it to somebody else. I got a lot of this information from answers.yahoo.com.