Cutting the stalk will kill it temporarily and when gathering the remains make sure you use a plastic container bag and avoid touching the remains because it can still cause some rashes. But the cutting method will not make things done.

After you have weed out the ivy plant, you may have the urge to burn it. Controlling Poison Ivy Poison Ivy can usually be found along fences, streams, railroads and roadsides of southern Canada and some parts of United States. It is also possible that it can be found in your very own back yard. This is the best time of the year because the plants are just about to bud. You can pull out the plant using protective gears or rubber gloves but if you don't pull the whole root system it will still grow back. Do not burn it, because the smoke from the burning plant can cause severe respiratory and eye problems due to the chemicals from the plant. You have to pull the whole root out if you want to kill it for good. So how do we control of the this poisonous plant, and prevent it from giving rashes to innocent strollers or passers by.

The most effective way to control this three-leafed danger is during the month of May through July.