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 ...

Weeding is a task us gardeners are relentlessly trying to keep on top of from spring to fall. In the haste of clearing up your garden beds, you might not realize you're coming into contact with ...

Toxic and poisonous plants grow in Michigan, including giant hogweed, poison ivy, poison oak, wild parsnip, poison sumac and poison hemlock. Contact with the plants can cause skin irritation, blisters ...

BERTRAM, Iowa (KCRG) - An expert with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says he’s seeing an increase in the poisonous plant wild parsnip. Although it may appear to be just a flowering weed, it ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you're heading outdoors this summer, it pays to know the difference between poison ivy, poison oak and other rash-producing plants that will leave you itching and scratching — or worse. Most ...