Re: poison ivy and wasps
My reference says that the only "safe" poison ivy leaves are those
that have dried up and fallen naturally off the plant. I suspect that
herbicide killed plants would still induce a rash. And whatever you
do, don't burn those killed plants!
Cathy, west central IL, z5b
On Jul 26, 2005, at 12:03 PM, <Chris@widom-assoc.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know if poison ivy vines that are sprayed with
> herbicide still
> have sap that is poisonous? Does the intensity of the urushiol
> diminish
> with time? I've got a spot in my mom's old garden, that I'm
> attempting to
> renovate, that has some small poison ivy "bushes". They will have
> to be
> dug out. I was in there pulling today with plastic bags on my
> hands, but
> I've reached an impasse. I threw my shoes and gloves right in the
> washing
> machine when I decided to quit.
>
> While I was working some ground nesting wasps or hornets stung me
> on the
> forehead. My eye and head still hurt. They had built a paper nest
> under
> some stone on a low wall. What should I do to get rid of them? I
> need to be
> able to remove weeds overgrowing that area, or I'd just let them be.
>
> Chris Petersen
> Northport, NY
> Zone 7
>
> chris@widom-assoc.com
> http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
>
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