DEAR NEIL: We have a wooded backyard, and I’ve just discovered that one of our large oaks has a large stem of poison ivy growing up it. It looks like a small trunk in its own right. Is there a spray ...

For large plants, cut the plant at the base, which will kill all the foliage above it. Then spray the stem with herbicide containing as glyphosate, triclopyr, or 2, 4-D. These herbicides are not ...

Summer is finally here, so that means it's time for hikes in woods and trips into the outdoors. But if you're not careful, you might come across an unwelcomed part of nature — poison ivy. So before ...

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. When I was a ...