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Title: Agency warns giant plant that causes blindness, blisters spreading across NY
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NY Post
URL Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ ... _causes_jvvbCJpwhH3FttpaCyj5BI
Published: Jul 5, 2011
Author: AP
Post Date: 2011-07-05 17:42:19 by Happy Quanzaa
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Views: 1778
Comments: 1
ALBANY, N.Y. — A monster plant with flowers the size of umbrellas and sap that causes blisters and blindness is spreading across New York. It's the giant hogweed, an invasive species, and the Department of Environmental Conservation is asking for help locating outbreaks so they can send crews to nip it in the bud. The agency has a Giant Hogweed Hotline at 845-256-3111 for people to call and report sightings. Callers are asked to provide photos and site information, but avoid touching the plant. This is DEC's fourth year of controlling giant hogweed. Six crews totaling 14 people will visit most of the 944 known giant hogweed sites. Sites with less than 400 plants will be controlled by hand cutting their roots; sites with more than 400 plants will be controlled with herbicide. 
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#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Genesis - The return of the Giant Hogweed
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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