You're working in your garden, pulling weeds and making sure everything looks pretty. A few hours later, while admiring your garden, you start to feel an itch on your arm and notice some red bumps. At ...

You can spread poison ivy to someone else by contaminating objects with the allergen urushiol. Urushiol is an oil that stays on skin for around 30 minutes and on certain surfaces for up to 5 years.

When handling poison ivy, don’t neglect your gear. To protect you from getting exposed to the oil, wear long pants tucked into boots or thick socks and close-toed shoes, rubber gloves, and long ...

Just thinking about poison ivy can make you itch. Blistering rashes on your arms and ankles, oozing bumps between your fingers and eyelid-swelling exposures are all-too-familiar summer hazards. Poison ...

Identifying poison ivy involves recognizing its appearance in different seasons, as its color and form change throughout the year. If you grew up in a rural area, you’ve probably heard the old adage, ...

It may only seem like there's more poison ivy this year. "I would say the number of requests for identification and control information for poison ivy has been consistent over the decade that I have ...

Sure, it’s irritating. But this unpopular native plant also has underappreciated superpowers. Here’s how to deal with it. By Margaret Roach Pop quiz: What’s an ecologically important native flowering ...

Both shingles and poison ivy cause a painful, blistering rash. Poison ivy is an allergic reaction, while shingles is a viral infection. Shingles also causes additional symptoms that can differentiate ...

When it comes to small red bumps springing up on your body, there are many possible culprits. If you’ve been diagnosed with a certain medical condition, such as psoriasis or eczema, you may already ...