How do you get ride of poison ivy?

Answer 1

An application of a pesticide such as Roundup that contains the active ingredient glysophate may kill poison ivy [Toxicodendron radicans]. A severing of the plant from its roots may be effective. Forest and park services often do that to control poison ivy as a thick vine growing up trees. A smothering with heavily weighted-down newspaper and black plastic or cover may work while the plant is young and still grows very close to the ground.

Generally, any weed can be controlled by assiduously applying at least two of three controls: controlled burning, regular spraying, repeated cutting back.

But there may be problems with that approach in terms of poison ivy. Burning is out of the question. The urushiol oil particles become airborne and constitute life-threatening conditions for humans so exposed.

The oil is present throughout the entire plant. So any cutting likewise must be carried out with care. The oil can cause an allergic reaction as much as 1-1/2 years after it has spilled somewhere.

Roundup is not a pesticide it is a herbicide. Pesticides kill life. Herbicides kill plant life .

Answer 2

Having recently completed an adventure race where we were tromping through areas covered in poison ivy, the staff of the race advised us to spray our skin with isopropyl alcohol as it would remove the oils from the plant. It seemed to work with no one getting poison ivy from our group who used it. 1) Rinse the affected areas with soap and cold water as soon as you think you've been exposed to it. This can remove the irritating oils that cause rashes. 2) Anectdotally, some people have been known to build an immunity to poison ivy after repeated exposure. I wouldn't suggest trying this, but the severity of the rash will lessen and may cease altogether if you are exposed repeatedly over a period of months.

Answer 3

If you don't have any medicine at the time then you can use some house hold items. You get baking soda and vinegar and put it together, it will bubble up so wait until it bubbles down before adding any more. Put a very large amount of baking soda in to where it will make a paste then just apply it every time you start feeling the pain again it will usually be gone by the second application.

this method above might work but, i figured out yesterday that if u rub Hydrogen Peroxide on the spot where your itching the pain and itchiness will go away.. it works better than the method above.. but we applied it within an hour so I don't know what it will do if you wait longer.

Answer 4

well you have to go to the store and get calimine u put it on daily it stops the iching so you wont erritate it more to have it keep spreadin as long as you leave it alone it might take a couple weeks but it will go away if you use my meathod

Answer 5

Post-emergent herbicide treatments and severances of roots from shoots are ways to get rid of poison ivy. The Anacardiaceaefamily member in question is resistant to most active ingredients, excepting glyphosate. Root removal requires digging up, with head-to-toe personal protective equipment, the creeping rootstock about a week after autumn's first bad frost, for removal to landfills in black plastic bags; or severing the roots from the shoots by a sharp pruner or shovel cut to vines on trees.
poison ivy is a medical condition but all you have to do is rinse it out with soap and DONT SCRATCH IT!!! Even if it is ugly you must not cover it up, it need to air out dont touch it cuz it spreads!!!!

Answer 6

Don't be in contact with the plants. Long sleeved shirts and long pants should be worn in areas where the plants exist. Spraying with glyphosate will eradicate the plants.

Answer 7

Go see your doctor to get steroids!

Answer 8

Stop!! Or put cream on it.

Answer 9

How do you kill poison ivy in your yard?