The Golden Rules of ATV Safety as outlined by the ATV Safety Institute's Mike Mount (see sidebar on page 75) is a good place to start for personal safety issues.
Xanthium (cocklebur) is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family, native to the Americas and eastern Asia.
The firebrat (Thermobia domestica, sometimes listed as Thermophila furnorum) is a small insect (typically 1â1.5 cm) similar to the Silverfish, both in the order Thysanura. Firebrats prefer higher temperatures and require some humidity, and can be found in bakeries and near boilers or furnaces.