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 ...

If Socrates were alive today, he would do well to consume only food and drink which he himself prepared, as the plant which was used to kill him is alive and well throughout the contiguous United ...

The tall yellow flowers dotting Iowa’s roadsides seem as if they could be a part of this state’s admirable efforts at restoring a little slice of the prairie. Unfortunately, wild parsnip isn’t grown ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Watch your step when you pull off the road. That's the warning from state environmental officials to people who want to avoid a burning, blistering itch that could last for ...

‘I've personally gotten a couple of burns from wild parsnip. It's not fun,’ says Clay Cutting, an invasive species technician with the Prince Edward Island Invasive Species Council. (CBC - image ...

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 ...

P.E.I’s Invasive Species Council is trying to stop an invasive plant called wild parsnip from getting more of a foothold across the Island. The sap can lead to painful burns on your skin if it gets on ...

Wild parsnip is an invasive species with toxic sap that can cause skin to burn horribly when exposed to sunlight. If you don't know how to recognize it, you could be in for a nasty surprise, as Regina ...