Pediculus humanus capitis

Related to Pediculus humanus capitis: head louse, head lice, Pediculus humanus corporis, Pediculus humanus humanus

Pediculus humanus capitis

a species of head lice.

Pediculosis capitis

Pediculus humanus capitis

The head louse that lives in the fine hair of the head, including the beard and eyebrows. Its eggs, commonly called nits, may be found glued to hairs. They form nests in the vicinity of the ears. This organism is the cause of pediculosis capitis.

See also: Pediculus

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A total of 23/41 combs (56%) were positive for Pediculus humanus capitis (nits/eggs and/or lice).

Moreover, the population of Pediculus humanus capitis was likely only temporarily altered by grooming, considering the high reproductive rate of head lice.

Peines para el despiojamiento en las antiguas poblaciones de arica: rascando la evidencia

Evaluation of the potential insecticide activity of Tagetes minuta(Asteraceae) essential oil against the head lice Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae).

Efecto toxico de Argemone subfusiformis Ownb. y Tagetes patula Link sobre larvas del IV estadio y pupas de Aedes aegypti L

2005), linalool and cinnamyl acetate showed insecticidal activity against Pediculus humanus capitis, thus confirming previous reports on the insecticidal properties of cinnamyl acetate (Cheng et al.

Efficacy of an essentifal oil of Cinnamomum zeylanicum against Psoroptes cuniculi

Ovicidal and adulticidal activity of Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil terpenoids against Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae).

Efecto insecticida de productos alternativos en Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Evaluation of the potential insecticide activity of Tagetes minuta (Asteraceae) essential oil against the head louse Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae).

The potential of the extracts of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector for Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor

Se ha propuesto recientemente que el piojo de cabeza Pediculus humanus capitis sea clasificado como parte de un genero diferente de Pediculus humanus (el piojo del cuerpo humano) y de Parapediculus (un parasito de ciertos monos sudamericanos) y que sea redenominado como Anthropophthirus capitis (Retana-Salazar y Ramirez-Morales 2006).

Huevecillos de Anthropophthirus capitis en momias de la tradicion Chinchorro, Camarones 15-d, norte de Chile

The head louse, or Pediculus humanus capitis to give it its full name, is a parasite.

Kill 'em all

Key words: Annonaceous acetogenins, paw paw, thymol, tea tree oil, head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis

Development of a paw paw herbal shampoo for the removal of head lice

The common head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, is the most prevalent parasitic infestation of humans in the United States and Europe.