Crews from the City of Windsor, with help from the Invasive Species Centre, will soon spray trails and ditches in the city to control Wild Parsnip.
Wild Parsnip looks somewhat like Queen Anne's Lace, a wildflower that grows across Ontario, but it's not the same. It has yellow flowers that grow on a single green stem two to five cm thick and is listed as a noxious weed in the province.
City staff will start spraying for Wild Parsnip on August 12 in accordance with the Public Health and Safety exception to the cosmetic pesticide ban in place on municipal property.
Spraying will be along the Ganatchio Trail System in the Little River Corridor.
If the weather cooperates, the work will end by August 23.
Wild parsnip is also known as poison parsnip. It is a member of the carrot/parsley family and produces sap that contains chemicals that can intense burns, rashes, or blisters.
