Worcester, Massachusetts
Poison Ivy Removal in Worcester, MA
Poison ivy removal in Worcester is close to home for us. We're based in Boylston, a few minutes up Route 70, and we have been killing poison ivy across the city's seven hills since 2008. Triple-decker backyards, Tatnuck capes, lakefront lots on Quinsigamond. If it grows here, we have treated it.
Two treatments. Roots and all. A guarantee that carries through the next calendar year.
- Since 2008 one job, poison ivy
- Two treatments one price
- 2-year guarantee roots and all
- 24-hour reply Mon to Sat
Poison Ivy in Worcester Triple-Decker Backyards
A Worcester backyard behind a three-family is often a narrow strip with a chain-link fence on three sides. Poison ivy loves that fence. It weaves through the links, roots on both sides, and climbs whatever the neighbor planted along it.
We treat everything on your side and tell you plainly when the source is next door. Neighbors are welcome to book their own visit, and poison ivy removal in Worcester goes better along a shared fence when both yards get done the same season.
Worcester Poison Ivy Control That Reaches the Roots
Mowing and weed whacking only take the tops. The roots keep feeding new growth, and the trimmer throws urushiol-coated bits all over your legs and the side of the house. That is not poison ivy control. That is spreading it.
We use a herbicide treatment that travels down into the roots, so the plant dies underground too. Nothing to dig, nothing to bag.
Lake Quinsigamond and Indian Lake Shorelines
Lakefront yards on Quinsigamond and Indian Lake get full sun along the water, and poison ivy takes over the strip between the lawn and the shoreline rocks. It is the path to the dock, so everyone walks through it.
We plan shoreline work with the water in mind and treat only the target plants. Point out where the kids launch kayaks and we make sure that path is covered in the first round of poison ivy removal in Worcester.
Wooded Lots Near Broad Meadow Brook and Green Hill Park
Worcester has more woods than people expect. Broad Meadow Brook is the largest urban wildlife sanctuary in New England, and Green Hill Park, Cascades Park and the woods off Salisbury Street all back right onto house lots.
Birds eat poison ivy berries in those woods and drop the seeds along your tree line. We kill the established plants and show you what a new seedling looks like, so you can catch the next one early. That follow-up knowledge is part of every poison ivy removal in Worcester we do.
Got vines on the house or ivy on the fence? We will map it on the site visit.
Request a Site VisitHairy Poison Ivy Vines on Older Worcester Homes
Older houses on the East Side and around Grafton Hill tend to have the thick, hairy vines. Up the porch posts, up the chimney, along the back of the garage. Some are as thick as a wrist.
Please do not cut them first. A cut vine is still loaded with urushiol, and the stump will resprout. Leave the leaves on and let the treatment do its work.
Our Two-Visit Plan for Poison Ivy Removal in Worcester
You fill out the form. We email you a detailed rundown with pricing and scheduling. You reply for the educational site visit, and we walk the yard together and map every patch on a property grid.
Then comes the first treatment, and a second one several weeks later for anything that came up late. Both are part of one price under our Guaranteed ERADICATION™ program.
Poison Ivy Results Clients Describe in Their Own Words
Google reviews from past clients. You can also browse photos of poison ivy we have treated.
Guaranteed Results Through Next Calendar Year
After the final treatment, we guarantee no live poison ivy for the rest of that year and all of the next. Spot one? Send a photo matched to your property grid and we schedule another treatment.
Clients tell us the results hold well past the guarantee, too. That is what happens when the roots are dead.
Knotweed and Bittersweet Along Worcester Brooks and Rail Lines
Old rail beds and brook banks around the city are full of other invaders. Japanese knotweed forms dense stands along wet ground, and bittersweet strangles the trees above it.
We take on knotweed eradication and other undesirable plants too, and we will point them out on the walk.
Fast Answers When Worcester Poison Ivy Shows Up
We answer every inquiry within 24 hours, Monday through Saturday, 8 to 5. Our home base sits right next door, and our Boylston poison ivy work means a Worcester yard is a short drive for us.
If you typed poison ivy removal near me from a Worcester address, you are about as close to us as anyone gets. Poison ivy removal in Worcester is where much of our work happens.
Poison Ivy Removal Around Worcester County Towns
We cover the towns that ring the city: Shrewsbury, Holden, West Boylston, Auburn, Leicester and Millbury, plus Boylston itself. Read our client reviews from across the area. We also work east in Dover and the MetroWest towns, and down south in West Palm Beach.
- Worcester
- Shrewsbury
- Holden
- West Boylston
- Auburn
- Leicester
- Millbury
Poison Ivy Control Questions From Worcester Homeowners
How fast can you respond to a Worcester property?
We answer within 24 hours, Monday through Saturday. We are based next door in Boylston, and site visits are scheduled in the order requests come in.
What does poison ivy control cost in Worcester?
Pricing comes in the detailed email we send after you fill out the form. The quote after your site visit covers both treatments.
Will mowing or a string trimmer get rid of poison ivy?
No. Cutting only removes the tops, the roots regrow, and trimmers spray urushiol around the yard. The plant has to be killed at the root.
My neighbor's yard has poison ivy too. Can you help?
We treat your property and show you where the poison ivy is coming from. Your neighbor can book a visit as well, which helps along shared fence lines.
Do you treat poison ivy near Lake Quinsigamond or other water?
Yes. We plan shoreline work around the water and treat only the target plants.
What if poison ivy comes back after treatment?
You are covered through the rest of the year treated and the next calendar year. Send a photo matched to your property grid and we schedule another treatment.
Are you licensed to apply herbicides in Massachusetts?
Yes. We are licensed by Massachusetts to apply EPA-approved herbicides and carry general liability and workman's comp insurance.
Should I cut the poison ivy vines off my Worcester house before you come?
No. Cut vines still carry urushiol and the stumps resprout. The treatment works through the leaves, so leave the plant alone until we treat it.
Clear Worcester Poison Ivy Before It Spreads Further
Still searching poison ivy removal near me? Call us, or send the form and we will email pricing, scheduling and how the site visit works.