{"id":140,"date":"2020-06-27T13:06:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T13:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2020-06-27T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T14:31:42","slug":"lice-lifecycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/lice-lifecycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Lice Lifecycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lifcycycle-lice-780x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The life cycle of lice from egg to adults\" class=\"wp-image-139\" width=\"595\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lifcycycle-lice-780x1024.jpg 780w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lifcycycle-lice-229x300.jpg 229w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lifcycycle-lice-768x1008.jpg 768w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lifcycycle-lice.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption>The life cycle of lice from egg to adults<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eggs&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eggs are also called&nbsp; nits are head lice eggs. They can be very hard to see. Nits can often be confused &nbsp; for dandruff or dried hair spray droplets. Nits are laid by the adult female and are cemented at the base of the hair shaft nearest the scalp image . They are 0.8 mm by 0.3 mm, oval and can be&nbsp; white to tan in color.&nbsp; Nits take about 1 week to hatch, the range is&nbsp; 6 to 9 days. Viable eggs found on the hair shaft are usually located within 6 mm of the scalp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Head_louse_egg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Head_louse_egg.jpg 800w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Head_louse_egg-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Head_louse_egg-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nymphs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the egg hatches it releases a nymph or a young louse. Nymphs&nbsp; are about the size of a pinhead, between 1.1 and 1.3 millimeters and are tan to&nbsp; white in color. Nymphs mature into adult lice after three molts within about 9 to 12 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"958\" height=\"479\" src=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lice_types.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" srcset=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lice_types.jpg 958w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lice_types-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lice_types-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Male to Female Adult Louse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adults<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adult louse don\u2019t tend to grow larger than 2 millimeters, which is about the size of a sesame seed, female lice are larger than males. The adult louse&nbsp; has 6 legs (each with claws), and is tan to grayish-white image . In persons with dark hair, the adult louse will appear darker. Females are usually larger than males and can lay up to 8 nits per day. Mature lice can live up to 3-4 weeks on a person\u2019s head. To live, adult lice need to feed on blood several times daily. Without blood meals, the louse will die within 1 to 2 days off the host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Headlice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Headlice.jpg 800w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Headlice-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Headlice-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eggs&nbsp; Eggs are also called&nbsp; nits are head lice eggs. They can be very hard to see. Nits can often be confused &nbsp; for dandruff or dried hair spray droplets. Nits are laid by the adult female and are cemented at the base of the hair shaft nearest the scalp image . They are 0.8 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155,"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/removelice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}