Winston Thomas: 7 books

A Crash Course on How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are approximately 500 to 700 species worldwide....

A Crash Course on How to Get Rid of Centipedes Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, "hundred", and pes, pedis, "foot") are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric animals with one pair of legs per body segment. Despite the name,...

A Crash Course on How to Get Rid of Chiggers Trombiculidae (pronounced /trɒmbɨˈkjuːlɨdiː/) is a family of mites called trombiculid mites (also called berry bugs; harvest mites; red bugs; scrub-itch mites; aoutas; and, in their larval stage, chiggers). The term chigger is often confused...

Many homeowners, whether they live in the suburbs or in rural areas, find themselves wondering how to get rid of snakes around their homes. Snakes are beneficial creatures, but most people have no desire to have one living near them. A problem with snakes is most common for those living...

A Crash Course on How to Get Rid of Carpenter Bees Carpenter bees (the genus Xylocopa in the subfamily Xylocopinae) are large, hairy bees distributed worldwide. There are some 500 species of carpenter bee in 31 subgenera. Their name comes from the fact that nearly all species build their...

A Crash Course on How To Get Rid of Caterpillars Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, with some species being insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders...

National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national...