As the weather gets warmer, many of us are spending more time outdoors. But if you're going for a walk this spring, it pays to keep an eye out for giant hogweed. Particularly if you have children or ...

A large leafy plant that can cause third-degree burns and blindness has been found in Alexandria, Virginia, days after researchers said the plant was found for the very first time in another part of ...

Doctors have discharged a Spotsylvania teenager who received treatment from burns caused by an invasive Giant Hogweed plant. Alex Childress was working a landscaping job clearing vegetation near ...

I’ve dropped myself half a kilometre into the crater of a live volcano, I’ve swum with sharks in the open ocean, I’ve lived through 23 hurricanes, and standing amidst a field of innocuous (but large) ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is warning residents to avoid the giant hogweed plant. Giant hogweed plants are beginning to bloom across many parts of the state, making it ...

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 ...

LANCASTER, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Village of Lancaster put out a warning to the public that Giant Hogweed has been spotted in Como Lake Park. The village and Erie County Park Rangers said the invasive and ...

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 ...

It looks like an innocent flower, but it’s so dangerous it can alter human DNA. The Giant Hogweed is one of the most dangerous invasive plants in the US — and it’s all over New York state. The hogweed ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Giant hogweed, a plant that can be dangerous to humans, has been spotted in Erie County. The plant has been confirmed at Seneca Bluffs, Como Lake Park, 18 Mile Creek Park and ...