Insect Bites

Humans can fall victim to several types of lice, including head lice, body lice and pubic lice. These bloodsucking parasites can cause intense itching and skin infections. Serious skin infections...

Head lice can be an embarrassing infestation that may lead to public humiliation for you and your children if discovered by a school teacher. Coal tar is the byproduct of turning coal into coke...

Silverfish are silver and grey in color, with torpedo shaped bodies and they are approximately 12 millimeters in length. Silverfish also have no wings with two long antennae on their heads, with...

Have you encountered a sticky substance on cotton bud in your field? Well that's the 'sticky cotton' sign of a cotton parasite attack. Ranging from light yellow to dark green in color, cotton...

Scabies is a painful and annoying insect-borne infestation of the skin. It requires specialized treatment to stop the infection, and care must be taken to disinfect items used by the infected...

Tiger balm has been used for over a century to relieve bodily aches and pains. This potent natural remedy is also useful as an alternative to antihistamines to soothe the seemingly endless itching...

Head lice are parasitic insects that feed on human blood. Louse bites cause intense itching, which is the most common symptom of a head lice infestation. Head lice spread easily from one person...