title: [Lice and methods of control].
abstract: The morphology and biology of sucking lice (Anoplura) and biting lice (Mallophaga) are described. A table shows the main species for given hosts and provides simplified keys for identification. Lice have a direct pathogenic effect (damage to skin and cutaneous appendages, fall in productivity) and an indirect effect (transmission of Rickettsia prowazeki, R. quintana and Borrelia recurrentis in human beings; African and classical swine fever virus, equine infectious anaemia virus and Dipylidium caninum in animals). Control methods, current active insecticides (and those being tested) and appropriate formulations are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franc
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D000854:Anoplura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Poux et méthodes de lutte.