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RE: HARDSHIPS ON THE HOMESTEAD: The perils of poison ivy PART 1
Definitely some wicked stuff. In my case, I've only encountered a red rash and the itch. Mostly, I recognize the plant and steer clear. On a side note, @papa-pepper and I used latex dipped gloves when clearing some of his ivy-bearing land in AR. I opened the bin containing my chainsaw and those gloves last week. The latex on the gloves looked like it was actually melting in places. Could that have been a reaction to urushiol? Btw, I threw them out.
It was probably the gas fumes from your chainsaw. Gas will dissolve latex.