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Pine Pollen: Yellow Dust and Its Affect on You

Pollen -- the leading cause of allergic reaction. It's released from plants to fertilize like-plants and make new plants, but most pollen never reaches its target. It goes into noses and eyes, causing sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes, runny eyes and noses, and so on in people and animals. "People attribute their allergies to pine pollen because it's visible, but it's actually too large to cause allergies," said one allergist. So don't blame the pine tree.