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Several Types Of Plants Can Cause Dermatitis Dear Plaat Doctor: Behind the garage in my old house there was a type of green leafy plant with micro scopic stinging hairs on it. When this plant brushed up ag?in<t my legs, the plant hairs produced a tingly, burning feeling that some times resulted in lot of red, itchy bumps. What kind of plant could cause this reaction and what can you tell me but this weed? ANSWER: Many plants can cause the dermatitis you describe. Positive identification requires a plant sample. If you will carefully clip a stem from the plant, place it in a plastic bag and take it to your county office of the N.C. Coope rative Extension Service. Sandra Maddox and her staff will be glad to help positively identify the mystery plant for you. Some of the plants I would sus pect as culprits are the wood nettle (Laportea canadensis) or stinging nettle (Urtica sp.). However, it would be unusual to find these plants in Hampstead since both plants arc normally found in the Piedmont or mountain regions of North Carolina. Some folks react strongly to Trumpet creeper or cow itch vine (Camps is radicans) , which is a common weed throughout North Carolina. Be sure to take a sample to the N.C. Cooperative Extension Ser vice! Dear Plant Doctor: We have been struggling to get rid of this hor rible thorny vine (leaves enclosed) that keeps coming up in our yard at Bald Head Island. We dig arid dig but the enormous sweet-potato-like roots are hard to remove intact.. .and they keep coming back! Is there some kind of weed-killer for plants with tough, leathery leaves? I hate using poisons but this vine is so tenacious. I think this plant is good for dunes and beaches but would prefer not scratching my an kles each time I go out in the yard to walk the dog. Any help you can give will be most appreciated! ?Bald Head Island ANSWER: The plant you sent mc is called greenbrier or catbrier (Smilax sp.). Greenbrier is in the lily family and a close relative of aspara gus. This tough, weedy vine pro duces huge rhizomes that are used by the plant to store starch. The rhi zomes and fresh stems were report edly used by early colonists and na tive Americans as a food source dur ing hard times. Bald Head Island is one of the most beautiful spots on the North Carolina coasts. Ancient live oak and palm forests crown sand and limestone ridge that gradually give way to sand dunes, beachgrass and sea oats. Greenbrier covers the ground in areas between the forest and the frontal dunes creating huge, lush, green hummocks that cover the near sterile sand. I suggest you select a small area in your yard just for the dog and concentrate on killing only the thorny types of greenbrier. Green brier stems can be thorny or smooth. Leave the smooth type of greenbrier for a ground cover. You can spot-treat foliage with glyphosate (Roundup) or dicamba (Banvel). Be careful when treating your greenbrier since spray drift can severely damage or kill many desir able plants. Repeat treatment in 4 weeks if the targeted plants are not dead. Late summer and early fall are prime time for control for this woody plant. Follow all pesticide la bel instructions. Dear Float Doctor: I read your article in the newspaper about Euon ymus scale. Last year, I had a bush that was covered with scale. I hap pened to have been spraying a fire ant mound with "Raid" aerosol in secticide. I sprayed the entire bush with Raid and the scale disappeared beautifully. I also find Out spraying Raid on AMERICAN LEGION POST 247 5470 Marin St. Shtfkxte MONTHLY BUSMESS MEETING MONDAY, AUG. 22, 730 PJL Members please attend. Prospective members welcome. fire ants mounds kills the ants in a matter of minutes. Using this met hod seems so much quicker and more thorough than using Amdro or other other types of bait controls. I just thought I would pass this bit of information along to you. ANSWER: Thank you for your letter. However, please follow the la bel instructions on whatever pesti cide you are using. To my knowl edge, Raid is not labeled for euony mus scale or fire ant control. The following quotation comes from the 1994 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual, College of Agri culture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University: "It is a violation of law (state and federal) to use any pesticide in a manner not permitted by its label ing. To protect yourself, never apply any pesticide in a manner or for a purpose other than as instructed on the label or in labeling accompany ing the pesticide product that you purchase. Don't ignore the instruc tions or use of protective clothing and devices and for storage and dis posal of pesticide wastes, including containers. " Before you purchase any pesti cide, be sure it is labeled for the pest you intend to kill! Dear Plant Doctor: Why does my pumpkin plant fail to develop fruit Many times I have pollinated the "female" flower but no further development takes place. The em bryonic fruit fails to develop and falls off. Is it the weather or what? ? Sunset Beach ANSWER: 1 suspect what. Pumpkins (Curcurbila pepo) are nothing more than big squash and thus are susceptible to many of the same cultural problems, diseases and insects of the squash. A lot of factors could have caused the abor tion of the immature fruit. I would suggest you first soil sample and then read the publication "Growing Pumpkins and Winter Squash ? Horticulture Information Leaflet #24, which I will send to you. Good luck! Send your gardening comments or questions to the Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109, Bolivia NC 28422. 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