Describe your business. Lice Happens is a professional mobile head lice removal service. Our proprietary head lice removal protocol ensures efficient and thorough removal of head lice in a single visit, right in the comfort and privacy of your own home, using safe, eco-friendly, all-natural and pesticide-free products. Lice Happens was co-founded by a registered nurse and quality assurance professional …

I’ve always been the bug killer in the house. Even in college, my roommates relied on me to kill the bugs. I don’t get freaked out easily. When my youngest daughter was in first grade, we got the lice letters from the school. I checked and — nothing. Then I saw a bug crawling across her forehead when she got …

Bug busters When a family member or child is scratching a scalp crawling with head lice, don’t panic or feel lousy. Avoid the home remedy advice on the Internet — dumping a jar of greasy mayonnaise on the victim’s head makes a big mess, is time-consuming and ineffective. Purchasing a toxic, over-the-counter brew at the drug store may have consequences …

When M.J. Eckert and Nancy Fields launched their lice removal business, they underestimated the demand for their itch niche. The Annapolis-based Lice Happens was designed so workers could visit homes to eliminate insects and teach prevention methods. But when they began getting calls outside of their East Coast service area, they decided to franchise their mobile business.

Lice Happens Opens Its Doors in Annapolis Being a new full-time employee at What’s Up? Magazine has its perks. One of them is the unpredictability of what may be coming my way when I walk through the door each day. Having mostly a sports writing background, this story was delivered to me as a curveball.

The former software analyst started a business with her neighbor in Annapolis nearly four years ago, tapping into an unusual field: nitpicking. Lice Happens now has 18 people traveling to homes around the D.C. region and as far as Connecticut armed with nitcombs and magnifying goggles to help families get rid of dreaded head lice.

Lice Happens featured on TV news segment FDA Considers Ban on Lice Shampoo Ingredient that aired on several of COX TV stations on July 17, 2012.  Correspondent Alison Burns for Cox Media Group, Washington Bureau interviews Lice Happens owner Nancy Fields.  Watch the video clip!

Lice Happens featured in The Capital Newspaper “Business” Section! By ALLISON BOURG, Staff Writer Tuesday, August 16, 2011 When it comes to their business, M.J. Eckert and Nancy Fields can get pretty nitpicky

Lice Happens was featured on WRIC TV in Richmond, Virginia Monday’s Medical Minute segment on January 10, 2011. Watch the video clip!

Lice Happens featured on the Greater Annapolis Patch! Thursday, September 30, 2010 It’s embarrassing, it’s itchy, it’s expensive to treat, and it is a big nuisance for everyone involved. No rumor spreads faster through a school or a group of parents..