Summer is my favorite time of the year, the warm weather, swimming, sunshine, and vacations make it enjoyable. However, along with all the positive things there are some negative things like the unbearable heat, mosquitoes, wasps, other annoying insects, and poison ivy and poison oak. If you’ve ever received a dose of poison ivy or ...
If you have ever suffered from a case of poison ivy then you know you do not have to ask the question, “Is this rash poison ivy?” The most memorable symptom of a poison ivy rash is the itch. It is an itch unlike anything you have ever imagined. Mosquito bites, dry skin and healing ...
Are you new to an area that has poison oak? Poison Oak (Toxiconfrendon diversilobum) is an invasive plant that grows wild in Santa Cruz county and other northern California areas. When you are new to this area and come from places where poison oak does not grow it is imperative that you are able to ...
Of course the best way to treat poison ivy is to prevent it in the first place. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you develop the characteristic itching and rash associated with this irritating plant. The problem is this plant can be difficult to detect when you’re outside as it often hides underneath other plants. If ...
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