This scheme was led by the late Larry Bellamy up until 2023. In 2026 Craig Macadam became scheme organiser.

This recording scheme covers two fascinating groups of insects with parasitic lifestyles with important medical and veterinary links.

A key to fleas by Amoret P. Whitaker (2007) is available from the Field Studies Council. There are no recent guides to lice.

Records should be added to iRecord (links to forms below), and iNaturalist records will also get passed on to the British Dragonfly Society via iRecord.