Here are links to some articles we've found that describe how Poison Ivy is a PROBLEM that's only getting WORSE!

             

Updated 09-10-08

The recent outbreak of Poison Ivy has caused it to make headlines in this WCVB news report. c/o thebostonchannel.com

Here is a video to help teach you how to identify Poison Ivy in your garden. c/o blinkx.com

On this page the folks at weather.com have displayed some pictures and helpful tips on where Poison Ivy grows, and how to identify it. c/o weather.com

Here is an article out of Backpacker magazine saying how Super Poison Ivy is no longer just a thought but an actual threat on the way. c/o Backpacker.com

Though many people say I've got poison Ivy all over my body, here is a page that dares the question, "Why don't you get Poison Ivy on your hands?".....talk about trying to jinx yourself, haha. c/o healthbolt.net

Here, Boston.com did an interview with Poison-Ivy.org front man Jon Sachs and his thoughts on the worsening of this problem. c/o Boston.com

Here is a story from Woburn, MA that mentions animal transfer, and how the problem is getting worse. c/o Boston.com

This article is about backyard nuisances, and about 2/3 of the way down the page it begins to talk about the ever-so irritating Poison Ivy. c/o Boston.com

This quick excerpt is about a study done by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Cambridge, MA in 1945. c/o jpet.aspetjournals.org

In this study done by researchers at UMass (University of Massachusetts) Amherst, MA it shows that Poison Ivy is one of the most common forms of vegetation along certain parts of Mill River c/o MillRiverWaterShed.org

Here in an article from Quincy, MA predictionsare certainly not looking any brighter for the new year. c/o Wickedlocal.com

Poison Ivy doesn't always show up right away as noted in this case from a Golf Course.  Also on this page are some tips to avoiding it, treatment ideas, and a another description of what Poison Ivy is. c/o Wickedlocal.com

WCVB Channel 5 conducted this interview in Sherborn, MA as to the worsening effects of Poison Ivy brought on by weather changes. c/o thebostonchannel.com

Here is a somewhat organic approach from the Wellesley Pesticide Awareness Campaign in Wellesley, MA. c/o Wellesley Natural Resources Commission

This one makes me laugh, because the photographer is standing right in the middle of a bed of Poison Ivy while taking the main picture on this page. c/o Wickedlocal.com

Everyone in Boston LOVES that dirty water, and in this article it tells about the Poison Ivy covered banks of the of the River Charles. c/o wickedlocal.com

MGH (Massachusetts General Hospital) released this informative page. c/o MassGeneral.org

Here is a very informative write up on Poison Ivy from the National Park Service. c/o nps.gov

An "Ask the Doctor" article from Healthcare South. c/o HealthcareSouth.com

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources released these fact sheets on Poison Ivy, and the poisonous Giant Hogweed both found here in Massachusetts. c/o Mass.gov

Here is a great site to help you match up your leaf shapes to see if what you have in your yard might be one of the 7+ varieties of Poison Ivy.  c/o Poisonivy.aesir.com

You can also send your pictures of your plant in question to us by clicking here, and we can identify for you if it is indeed Poison Ivy.

The Children's Hospital in Boston, MA one of the top children's hospitals in the world brings us this informative page for tips on Poison Ivy vs. children. c/o Childrenshospital.org

"What You've Been Itching To Know," a helpful write up by Margaret M. Cooley viewed as an HTML page thanks to Google. c/o Makrause.name

The University of Florida did this study and write up on the horror show known as Poison Ivy Infestation, and how it can follow transplanted trees.  c/o okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu