There are two common types of leaf diseases on English ivy found in Illinois. One is caused by fungi and the other is caused by a bacterium. Both diseases can cause defoliation if severe, but your ivy ...

Q: We have several acres covered with poison ivy. Unfortunately, the ivy keeps spreading. Store-bought remedies as well as homemade mixtures have not worked. Do you have any suggestions? A: You need ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Most of us have heard the old saying, likely from adults trying to protect us when we were young and inexperienced: “Leaves of three, let it be.” But is that truly an accurate ...

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 ...

Some methods work better than others to get rid of poison ivy permanently.