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There are a number of plants to avoid in Delaware. Here's how to identify the big three – poison ivy, oak and sumac.
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 oak: The plant has leaves that resemble oak leaves and ... Rubbing alcohol, Poison ivy, oak, and sumac wash, dishwashing soap or laundry detergent. Wash your skin gently.
With the warm spring weather, plants are growing, including the poisonous variety such as poison ivy, poison oak and poison ...
Poison oak leaves turn to their fall colors as autumn ... If you've never received a rash from poison oak, ivy or sumac, the rash could last 21 days or longer. If you have had the rash previously ...
Use a broadleafed weedkiller (containing 2,4-D and perhaps two other herbicides blended together) to kill and control poison ...