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    • Welcome to LiceBoss
  • About Lice
    • Introduction to About Lice
    • Biology of Lice
    • Economic effects of lice
    • LiceBoss online learning
      • Sheep lice
      • Preventing new lice infestations
      • Checking for lice
      • Treatment - Application methods
      • Treatment - Pesticide treatments
      • Treatment - Pesticide resistance
      • Treatment - Pesticide residues in wool
      • Treatment - Safe use of pesticides
  • Preventing Lice
    • Introduction to Preventing Lice
    • Sheep lice Biosecurity can prevent introduction
    • Stock introduction and quarantine policies
  • Monitoring
    • Introduction to Monitoring
    • Monitoring for lice
    • Causes of rubbing in sheep
    • Itch mite in sheep
  • Treating
    • Introduction to Treating
    • Lice treatment products
    • Lice and Flystrike Products
    • Application methods
      • Backlining
      • Plunge and cage dipping
      • Shower dipping
      • Hand jetting
    • Sheep lice treatments - chemical group characteristics
    • Sheep lice control for ewes and lambs
    • Avoiding dermo at dipping
    • Control of body lice (Bovicola ovis) on shedding and hair breeds of sheep
    • Product label terminology
  • Resistance, Residues & Safety
    • Introduction to Resistance, Residues & Safety
    • Pesticide resistance
      • Free tests: are your lice resistant to chemicals?
    • Meat and wool residues
      • Withholding periods for worm, lice and fly treatments for sheep
    • Safety
  • Tools
    • Introduction to Tools
    • Treatment Decision Guide
    • Lice and Flystrike Products
    • Solve Your Current Lice Issue
    • Long Wool Lice Tool
    • Rubbing Tool
    • Short Wool Lice Tool
    • Ewe/Lamb Treatments Tool
    • Treatment Factors Tool
    • Wool Residue Tool

Effective lice control consists of three main elements:

Solve your current lice issue

Use the LiceBoss Treatment Guide to find the recommended way to deal with your situation, be that preventing, detecting or treating for lice.

Prevent and detect new lice infestations

A well-designed biosecurity plan is essential to keep lice out. Early detection of a new lice infestation allows more treatment and management options.

Treat lice infestations

Careful choice of product and application method and the timing of treatment are critical to gaining good control.

Learn lice control online

Online training for sheep producers, industry advisors, stock and station agents and professionals to learn lice control practices.

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