#NewSpecies!
New non-parasitic lice from #brazil:

Neurostigma alfonsoi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03AE802C-FFE9-FFA7-FD84-FA9FA03AF802
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2771
#ejtaxonomy

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #psocodea #lice #booklice

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/10/15/23914204/paris-france-bed-bugs-infestation-outbreak

#Bedbugs aren’t just in Paris. There’s a global “resurgence.”

Pretty decent tips shockingly
Had a bedbug scare at a job once & had professionals come in. They used steamer back packs & had a white gym towel wrapped around the head to make it even hotter

Used books/paper ephemera should be put in a sealed plastic bag in freezer for a few days then vacuumed b/c #bookLice is apparently a thing too

If everyone could be hygiene aware, the world would be so much nicer… #wearADamnMask

Bedbugs aren’t just in Paris. There’s a global “resurgence.”

It’s not just France. Infestations of these bloodsucking insects are surging, plaguing homes, hotels, and Airbnbs, from New York and Las Vegas to Japan and Australia.

Vox