Many harmful weeds, such as poison ivy and poison oak, contain urushiol, causing rashes and blisters. Weeds like giant hogweed and wild parsnip produce sap that can lead to severe skin burns upon ...

Ards and North Down Borough Council have warned dog owners to be vigilant after the discovery of “poisonous parsnip”. Also known as Hemlock Water Dropwort, the toxic plant has been found washed up on ...

An alarm has been sounded this summer by numerous people who watch out for our health and safety. We’re being told this is a good summer, or bad depending on a viewpoint, for both poison ivy and wild ...

UNION, IA -- When you venture outside this summer, be on the lookout for Wild Parsnip. The poisonous weed grows in nearly all 50 states and causes burning and itching sensations. Parsnip looks like a ...

Summer is the time of the year when plants fight back and try to get even with us for all that mowing, trimming, spraying and pulling we do to them. Our weed trimmers work quite well on most plants as ...

Poison hemlock, a deadly plant that can cause respiratory failure and death, is spreading throughout the U.S. Contact herbicides are the safest way to control poison hemlock, as all parts of the plant ...