When is poison ivy not considered "dead"..iow...if you spray poison ivy with
a weed/brush killer and the foliage is all brown and dead, is the irritant
in poison ivy still a problem?
Perry

"perrylep" expounded:

When is poison ivy not considered "dead"..iow...if you spray poison ivy with
a weed/brush killer and the foliage is all brown and dead, is the irritant
in poison ivy still a problem?
Perry

Yes, it is still a problem, the oils that cause the rash are still
present in the plant material. Do not burn it! Remove it (with
gloves) toss into a trashbag and bring it to the dump.
--
Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:29:05 -0500, perrylep wrote:
When is poison ivy not considered "dead"..iow...if you spray poison ivy with
a weed/brush killer and the foliage is all brown and dead, is the irritant
in poison ivy still a problem?

The irritating compound in PI, urishiol, is chemically quite stable.
Volunteers exposed to 50-100 year old herbarium specimens developed
the characteristic
rash.

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0802.htm

Kay

On 4/16/07 10:42 PM, in article , "Kay
Lancaster" wrote:

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:29:05 -0500, perrylep wrote:
When is poison ivy not considered "dead"..iow...if you spray poison ivy with
a weed/brush killer and the foliage is all brown and dead, is the irritant
in poison ivy still a problem?

The irritating compound in PI, urishiol, is chemically quite stable.
Volunteers exposed to 50-100 year old herbarium specimens developed
the characteristic
rash.

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0802.htm

Kay

I'm itchy just thinking about it.
C