If you were a Girl Scout or a Boy Scout, you probably heard the adage "leaves of three, let them be" to deter you from getting poison ivy rash. And, while it is true that a poison ivy leaf contains ...

The old saying “leaves of three, let it be,” is meant to protect us from a rash from a poison ivy plant. However, Virginia Tech researchers point out there are many harmless three-leaf native plants ...

A 3-alarm fire at a police evidence compound in New York City Tuesday left at least eight people injured, including six first responders, officials said. A plume of smoke was seen over the NYPD ...

Poison ivy, Rhus radicans or Toxicodendron radicans, is an undeniable plant menace in home landscapes. I’m allergic to its plant oils, as you may be. It’s the plant we all love to hate. Purdue experts ...

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. “No,” I ...

How can you tell if poison ivy is growing in your yard? ? The telltale signs of the plant are compound leaves of three (although there can be more), red stems, and rounded or toothed lobed margins.

Poison ivy has a compound leaf made up of 3 leaflets which can be 1 to 4 inches long. The middle leaflet is the only one with a long stalk. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Just the mention of the ...