Photo of poison ivy. Poison ivy belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, and there are about 30 species that grow in the Americas, but mostly Asia, according to the American Museum of Natural History.

Cody Bowling shares tips on poison ivy — identification, treatment, and removal. Rash isn’t contagious. Homemade spray helps kill the plants.

Poison oak is similar to poison ivy in that both have leaves grouped in three, and both can give you a rash. But, poison oak has rounded tips, and grows as a low shrub, which may have clusters of ...

The best time to remove poison ivy is during the summer while it’s actively growing and before it produces berries. Avoid ...

Goat grazing is an eco-friendly solution to killing poison ivy, Caballero says. You don't have to adopt a farm animal of your own; you can borrow goats to graze on invasive plants in your backyard and ...

Poison ivy grows in a lot more places than you might think, so knowing how to identify it this summer is a good idea.

While those shiny green leaves lining the base of a tree might look harmless, poison ivy isn't anything to mess around with, especially when the results of touching it are an itchy red rash that ...

Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that mango sap can cause skin irritation similar to poison ivy.

After a long winter, Michiganders are ready to spend time outdoors each summer, but there are plenty of things to watch out ...

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Tom Skerritt coming down with a bad case of poison ivy, opposite Drew Barrymore, in 1992. New Line/Courtesy Everett He continued, "I think I was 12 or 13 years old.