Plants might seem like pacifists, but they can launch devastating chemical attacks against their foes. One such warmonger is giant hogweed, an invasive plant whose sap triggers blistering burns when ...

Compared to the travails of Upstate New York winters, the perils of the region’s summers are infinitely more tolerable: humidity, mosquitoes, hamburgers that turn into hockey pucks on the grill. But ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County Parks Department is warning people about an invasive plant that has been located in Western New York. The parks department posted an alert on Facebook that says ...

STAUNTON, Va. -- Environmental officials in Virginia and other states are warning the public to be vigilant about an invasive plant that can cause burning and blindness to those who come into direct ...

LANCASTER, N.Y. — The Village of Lancaster is warning the community about an invasive plant that's spreading across Western New York. According to Erie County Parks, the plant Giant Hogweed has been ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Giant hogweed — a dangerous, invasive plant — has been spotted along the Buffalo River shoreline, according to the Erie County Parks, Recreation & Forestry. The county says this plant ...

A few years ago, my dad brought a huge dead seed head from the top of what looked like giant hogweed. My dad said that he had seen a number of these plants growing almost like a grove of trees. The ...

WASHINGTON — A Virginia teen is recovering after he was believed to be burned by the sap of a giant hogweed plant earlier this week. The run-in with the dangerous plant in the commonwealth has plant ...