Every few years an alarm is raised; habitat loss puts this species at risk. “Pubic grooming has led to a severe depletion of crab louse populations... an environmental disaster in the making for ...

While they aren't known to spread disease, itchy skin reactions and subsequent infections make pubic lice a hazardous pest. Clipping, waxing and shaving the groin destroy the optimal habitat of ...

Jan. 15, 2013: The World Wildlife Fund confirms that the pubic louse, Phthirus pubis, is on its watch list of threatened species. “This animal’s habitat is being shorn away, one Brazilian ...

While they aren’t known to spread disease, the lice are a hazard, creating itchy skin reactions and subsequent infections. Clipping, waxing and shaving the groin destroy the optimal habitat of ...

And without a host to feed on, the bugs' breeding cycle has been interrupted, and lice populations are plummeting. "The 'habitat destruction' of the pubic lice is increasing and they are becoming ...

The BBC writes that although the lice were removed from their habitat, they "continued to swim every 12.4 hours as they would with changes of the tide." ...

This story returns to the forefront as the Tuolumne Herd, already under siege from lice, will try to survive into next year with much of their wintering habitat and ground feed incinerated north ...

“It is incredible how these creatures manage to live on such a harsh habitat,” the researchers say. “We are still amazed.” Maybe this louse doesn’t need our pity after all.

The split should correspond to the time when the body louse's habitat - clothes - became widespread. Inventing clothes may have spurred our ancestors' spread into colder climates. Archaeological ...