Body lice can live anywhere there is hair on the body. Body lice are much hardier than other types of lice and can live up to 10 days without a human host. On a human host they can survive for up to three weeks, laying up to 88 eggs during their lifetime on their host.
Photo: Erin Lubin, Special To The Chronicle. Margaret Phelan Taylor, 85-years-old, holds a photo of herself from when she served as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP, during WWII, as she sits in her Palo Alto home Friday afternoon, July 17, 2009. Phelan Taylor will be receiving a congressional gold medal for her work during world war II as a pilot.
Southwestern areas of Phelan are in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, reaching elevations of more than 4,900 feet above sea level. The California Aqueduct runs through the northern half of the town, eleven miles (18 km) from State Route 18 and ten miles (16 km) from Phelan Road. Covering more than 60 square miles, Phelan has an elevation that varies from 3,293 feet (1,004 m) to 4,910 feet (1,500 m) above sea level.