1 San Francisco Vegetarian Society (SFVS) - in the Bay Area for over 30 years (San Francisco)  Vegetarian and Vegan Guide to Santa Barbara - Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant, Grocery and Resource Guide to Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara)
The body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus, sometimes called Pediculus humanus corporis) is a louse that infests humans. The condition of being infested with head lice, body lice, or pubic lice is known as pediculosis. Nits are louse eggs. 2  They are generally easy to see in the seams of an infested person's clothing, particularly around the waistline, under armpits or even in body hair. 3  They are oval and usually yellow to white in color.
Dandruff, gobs of hairspray and even small insects like aphids that have been blown into the hair on a windy day have all sent picky parents to the pediatrician for treatment. The only foolproof diagnosis for pediculosis (a head lice infestation) is to catch sight of the elusive bugs, but look for these signs as well: