University of Maryland Facilities Management received a report of a bug infestation at McKeldin Library Wednesday afternoon.

Cases of body lice have been confirmed on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, health officials said.

Some University of Maryland students say they’re disgusted and worried after body lice were discovered inside at least two buildings on the College Park campus. Pest control teams were working Friday ...

Officials with The University of Maryland have reported an outbreak of body lice at the school. They shared how to prevent ...

Body lice are tiny insects, about the size of a sesame seed. Body lice live in your clothing and bedding and travel to your skin several times a day to feed on blood. The most common sites for bites ...

A new laboratory study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, than previously thought, supporting the possibility that they ...

The University of Maryland confirmed and treated cases of body lice in several campus buildings, with officials assuring ...

Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for the deadly plague in the Middle Ages, known as the Black Death. It’s clear ...

The University of Maryland is warning students after cases of body lice were reported on campus. According to the UMD Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk, parts of the campus ...

Fluorescent image of a human body louse with Yersinia pestis infection (orange/red) in the Pawlowsky glands. Y. pestis has been the culprit behind numerous pandemics, including the Black Death of the ...