Abstract: An apparatus for mechanical removal of pests and their eggs from the hair and fur, and a method for use of the apparatus. The apparatus is in the general shape of a comb having closely separated parallel teeth, which can be passed through the hair to glean lice and nits from the hair. The apparatus may comprise two or more individual combs which can be locked together for use, and separated for cleaning. The apparatus may also comprise a tooth-cleaning mechanism, adapted to be used after each pass of the comb. This mechanism may be, for example, a cleaning member which slides along the teeth to remove pests and eggs. When the apparatus is being passed through the hair or fur, the cleaning mechanism may be disposed at the base of the apparatus to prevent pests from crawling into interior spaces of the apparatus and reinfesting the individual upon subsequent passes of the apparatus through the hair or fur.

Abstract: Lice comb cleaning tool. The tool includes a handle, a pair of spaced-apart arms depending from the handle and an elongate member supported at distal ends of the pair of arms. The elongate member has a diameter selected for an interference fit between tines of a lice comb. It is preferred that the elongate member be unwaxed dental floss.

Abstract: Lice comb cleaning tool. The tool includes a handle, a pair of spaced-apart arms depending from the handle and an elongate member supported at distal ends of the pair of arms. The elongate member has a diameter selected for an interference fit between tines of a lice comb. It is preferred that the elongate member be unwaxed dental floss.