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.

The attempt to control fire ants has been so expensive, time-consuming and ineffective that biologist E. O. Wilson has called it ‘the Vietnam of entomology.’” — Amy Stewart, “Wicked Bugs” I spent ...

With the warm spring weather, plants are growing, including the poisonous variety such as poison ivy, poison oak and poison ...

An "unprecedented" toxic algae bloom has overrun the coast of Southern California, sickening marine animals and staining the ...

We have several acres covered with poison ivy. Unfortunately, the ivy keeps spreading. Store-bought remedies as well as ...

The city has confiscated 140 pounds of banned rat poison this month but street vendors keep selling the stuff – as one expert warned the black market could have deadly consequences. Local ...

In 1986, Bret Michaels and his Poison bandmates released their debut album, Look What the Cat Dragged In. Peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, the record spawned three hits, including “Talk ...

As more people will be spending their time outdoors with temperatures jumping into the 80s this week, it serves as a reminder to be cautious around one plant for you and your pets.

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Target is growing a new category at its stores – flowers and plants. The Minneapolis-headquartered retailer is launching its first stand-alone owned floral brand, Good Little Garden, just in ...