Critters & Plants

Thistle Make You Sick Field Guide

Available in English and Spanish.

Cost: Free in limited quantities; free PDF downloads.

This resource describes the most poisonous plants in the Southwest United States. It also offers recommendations to reduce exposure and poisonings in people and livestock. Contact Shelbie Lambert at shelbie.lambert@uthct.edu or by phone at 903.877.1440 to request booklets.

• • Thistle Make You Sick tip booklet (English)
  • Thistle Make You Sick tip booklet (Spanish)
  • Thistle Make You Sick brochure (English)
  • Thistle Make You Sick training slides
    (PDF version, for PowerPoint presentation file, please contact Shelbie Lambert at shelbie.lambert@uthct.edu.)

Bites, Stings, and Venomous Things Field Guide

Available in English and Spanish.

Cost: Free in limited quantities. Free PDF downloads.

This weatherproof pocket tip booklet helps agriculture workers and their families to identify common venomous critters in the Southwest and properly treat bites and stings in the field. A limited number of booklets are available for free. Contact Shelbie Lambert at shelbie.lambert@uthct.edu or by phone at 903.877.1440 to request booklets.

• • Bites, Stings and Venomous Things
  • Mordeduras, Picaduras y Criaturas Venenosas
  • Bites, Stings and Venomous Things training slides
    (PDF version, for PowerPoint presentation file, please contact Shelbie Lambert at shelbie.lambert@uthct.edu.)
  • Bites, Stings and Venomous Things “The Dangerous Dozen” brochure