Detect Bed | Bugs Head Lice

Detecting blood-feeding pests requires looking for different clues depending on whether the culprit is hiding in your hair or your mattress. While both head lice and bed bugs are small, wingless, and feed on human blood, their habitats and signs are distinct.

Bed bugs do not live on the human body; they reside in cracks and crevices near where people sleep, coming out to feed, often leaving bites in lines or clusters. Information on Lice and Bed Bugs DETECT BED BUGS HEAD LICE

Head lice live on the human scalp, requiring warmth to survive. They are most active at night. Information on Lice and Bed Bugs Head lice

Use a specialized fine-toothed nit comb to inspect hair, especially in the warmest areas of the head. Myth Alert: Head lice cannot jump or fly, they only crawl. Detecting Bed Bugs (The Mattress Hiders) Myth Alert: Head lice cannot jump or fly, they only crawl