While the approach of the singularity has everyone fatalistically joking about the robot takeover, we're going to go ahead and bet on the bug takeover happening first. All summer bed bugs have been influencing which clothes we buy, which theaters we frequent, and even tourist travel arrangements. Now, stink bugs are starting to do the same. Oh, and did we mention that it's lice season? It's lice season. Don't rent a Halloween wig. more ›

Being scared of bed bugs is so 2009. This spring, there's a new creepy-crawly that may be laying its eggs on you right now: head lice! Ok, they're not new, but they are turning parents across the country into nervous wrecks, and earning some lice treatment companies a lot of cash. According to the Times, some de-lousing companies charge up to $300 to get the critters off your kid's scalp. So what would drive parents to pay this much? One mother said, “I certainly wasn’t going to pick them out myself." more ›

Have you seen this parasite sucking blood from your child's head? Not yet maybe, but be vigilant. While there's no major lice outbreak to report in the city's schools so far, there's still reason to be afraid, because the critters are becoming immune to insecticides used in prescription and over the counter lice treatments. In fact, lice experts tell the Daily News it takes just three to five years for lice to adapt to a new product. more ›