There are, however, two other vines that you might confuse with it: Boston (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) and poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans). This article will introduce you to all three ...

A few years ago I was leading a group of Merrimack College ecology students on a nature walk, when one of them pointed to a vine with five leaflets per leaf, and asked if it was poison ivy.

Poison ivy, oak and sumac all can create itchy rashes from urushiol. What you need to know before the rash starts.

The most commonly known poisonous plants are poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak. English ivy is often overlooked and is used in landscaping as ground cover, but it can be just as dangerous for ...

“The same exposure in two different people will cause a very different set of symptoms and rashes,” said Louis Kuchnir, a dermatologist in the suburbs west of Boston who treats poison ivy regularl ...

EMANUEL: In the suburbs west of Boston, Dr. Louis Kuchnir sees just how nasty it can be. LOUIS KUCHNIR: Some people will have a tremendous allergic reaction to poison ivy, and others just don't ...

The pastures and barns of Great Rock Farm on Boston’s North Shore have long been home to horses ... who owns the farm in Georgetown with more than 200 animals. “Black brush and poison ivy control with ...

Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners ... a dermatologist with a practice of 10 doctors in the suburbs west of Boston. "And I mean the kind of cases where people can't sleep and ...