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Originally Posted by Lacey s mom  purple martin bird houses..they eat mosquitoes! have you actually identified the poison ivy? it can be carefully cut down but be sure to cover all exposed skin because the urushiol oil (the highly allergic oil in the plant) is in the entire plant...spiders depends on what kind but removing any wood piles, brush, etc def helps |
Good point about making sure that you correctly ID the poison ivy plants for removal. I've cut them out before too (wearing thick garden gloves), but they tend to grow back unless you use herbicide that kills them down to the root, like roundup. If you're not sure which plants are the poison ivy, google for pictures, or have someone show you. They are very easy to ID.