TAEX file photo. Lice are small, flat, wingless, parasitic insects with mouthparts formed for chewing or sucking. Legs and antennae are short.
Immature stages resemble the adults except for size.
They can be found on domestic fowl and can be a pest especially in confined poultry operations. Mallophaga feed upon feathers of birds or on hair and skin scales of mammals. They are important pests of domestic fowl and livestock, but they do not live on man. Anoplura suck blood from mammals only. For additional information, contact your local Texas extension service agent, or search for other state extension service offices.