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If you have animals or young children at home, there are some popular pants that should be avoided at all costs.

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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports that toxic exposure to plants and fungi was responsible for 8.1% of calls to its animal poison control center in 2023.

PARTHENIUM (Parthenium hysterophorus) — also known as bitter weed and carrot grass, it is toxic to animals, including humans, and capable of producing more than 15,000 seeds per plant.

This new chemical, recently put on the market by Du Pont, has been so successful against poison ivy that enthusiasts predict the complete eradication of that noxious weed from the U.S. 2-4-D.

Heliotrope, also known as potato weed, is one of the toxic weeds that flourish after summer rain. While summer rain is helpful for pasture and crop growth, it also promotes the growth of toxic weeds.