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Invasive plant that causes 3rd-degree burns, permanent blindness discovered in Virginia
 By									 																															 																					Travis Fedschun																														 																												 					           						               | Fox News                                          

                                    Giant Hogweed, an invasive plant that can cause third-degree burns and permanent blindness, has been found in northern Virginia.                                                                             (New York Department of Environmental Conservation)                                                                     
Officials in Virginia are warning residents to be on the lookout after an invasive plant was found Tuesday in the northern part of the state that can cause third-degree burns and even permanent blindness.
The Massey Herbarium at Virginia Tech said in a Facebook post that 30 giant hogweed plants were discovered in Clarke County, located between Winchester and Leesburg.

The plant contains a very toxic sap, that when combined with sun exposure, can cause severe health hazards.
"In brief, the sap prevents your skin from protecting itself from sunlight, which leads to a very bad sunburn," according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. "Heat and moisture (sweat or dew) can worsen the skin reaction. The phototoxic reaction can begin as soon as 15 minutes after contact, with sensitivity peak between 30 minutes and two hours after contact."

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steve(ill) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: illinois Points: 81128	Post Options Post Reply Quote steve(ill) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hogweed ? Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 2:14pm
	Invasive plant that causes 3rd-degree burns, permanent blindness discovered in Virginia By Travis Fedschun \| Fox News Giant Hogweed, an invasive plant that can cause third-degree burns and permanent blindness, has been found in northern Virginia. (New York Department of Environmental Conservation) Officials in Virginia are warning residents to be on the lookout after an invasive plant was found Tuesday in the northern part of the state that can cause third-degree burns and even permanent blindness. The Massey Herbarium at Virginia Tech said in a Facebook post that 30 giant hogweed plants were discovered in Clarke County, located between Winchester and Leesburg. The plant contains a very toxic sap, that when combined with sun exposure, can cause severe health hazards. "In brief, the sap prevents your skin from protecting itself from sunlight, which leads to a very bad sunburn," according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. "Heat and moisture (sweat or dew) can worsen the skin reaction. The phototoxic reaction can begin as soon as 15 minutes after contact, with sensitivity peak between 30 minutes and two hours after contact."
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mdm1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Onalaska, WI Points: 2634	Post Options Post Reply Quote mdm1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 3:52pm
	We have wild parsnip in WI. Has a yellow flower head. Very similar. The poison doesn't react until it is exposed to sunlight. Grows alot in road ditches.
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	Seems last year a lot of warnings on the yellow stuff here in MN and WI - mother nature has some things that can get you besides the 3 leaves -let it be - things
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PaulB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Rocky Ridge Md Points: 4736	Post Options Post Reply Quote PaulB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 5:00pm
	As with most all noxious weeds, the highway department grows more of it and more varieties than anyone else, yet farmes get fined if something is found on your property. It is full employment for them throughout the summer to go around spraying Roundup, but they are always sure to miss enough to insure that it comes back with a vengeance next year. That is why we have Roundup resistant Johnsongrass around here, other noxious weeds are also becoming resistant. Drive around in the eastern panhandle of WV and Jonsongrass is the only thing growing on many of the roadbanks.
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	yeah, up here, Hamilton says milkweed is a weed..gotta get rid of it but dandelions are OK !!! I'm trying to plant as much milkweed as I can cause it's the ONLY food the monarch butterfly eats/drinks. Hopefully this fall I'l redistribute a LOT of seeds !! They also banned us from using 24-D BUT glfcourse can use as much of that and city water. sorry for the rant but this really 'irks' me !
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DiyDave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gambrills, MD Points: 51674	Post Options Post Reply Quote DiyDave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 5:25pm
	Back when I still had my pesticide license, and I was forced to listen to them macadamea nuts, they had a 1/2 hour lecture that giant hogweed was in MD. Never saw any, myself. Gave up the license, gained 2 or 3 days of free time, and a couple hundred bucks that I don't have to shell out to them macadamea nuts, any more...

Dave H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Central IL Points: 3493	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 2018 at 8:15am
	Paul, your story about the highway department was amusing. When i worked part time as a snow bird (snow plow driver if and when it snowed) i spent a lot of time patching potholes. Favorite saying for the full timer was (when we saw a small one) "we will leave that one for seed"

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	The 40 acre over grown pasture I hunt in has about 15 acres of the wild parsnip(same sunlight activated blisters come from it) . Last year there was an incredible amount of Poison Hemlock in this area. We also have lots of Queen Anne,s lace around too. All are members of the "carrot" family. I try to keep open areas in the pasture mowed off at least 3 times a year to keep the parsnips from going to seed. After 6 or 7 years, new growth has been severely depleted, but one plant can seed an acre or more and I can't mow everywhere the stuff grows. I have plowed up thick patches and planted corn for the deer, just to be able to kill back some of it.
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	Around here the bird watcher has gotten the mowing stopped till July or August so the birds nest aren't disturbed so everything gets to go to seed.