Comments on: What Does Ragweed Look Like? http://www.olddominionwildlife.com/2009/09/22/what-does-ragweed-look-like/ Sharing news and images of Virginia's wildlife, weather, and trails Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:14:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.olddominionwildlife.com/2009/09/22/what-does-ragweed-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 admin Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:15:25 +0000 http://www.olddominionwildlife.com/?p=678#comment-1793 Very interesting... I hadn't know that. Thanks a lot for posting! Very interesting… I hadn’t know that. Thanks a lot for posting!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.olddominionwildlife.com/2009/09/22/what-does-ragweed-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 Jessica Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:56:58 +0000 http://www.olddominionwildlife.com/?p=678#comment-1791 Regarding the September 6th posting by S.P. Glass, I wanted to mention something I learned on NPR's Science Friday in April 2010. The show segment talked about how contrary to popular belief that pollen is "washed away" when it rains, pollen has the ability to sort of fold up to conserve itself when it is dry and the rain actually rehydrates it, opening the particle back up again. So while you might have some relief from airborne pollen while it is actively precipitating; as soon as it stops, dormant pollen springs back to life and can be more prevalent than before it started raining. Regarding the September 6th posting by S.P. Glass, I wanted to mention something I learned on NPR’s Science Friday in April 2010. The show segment talked about how contrary to popular belief that pollen is “washed away” when it rains, pollen has the ability to sort of fold up to conserve itself when it is dry and the rain actually rehydrates it, opening the particle back up again. So while you might have some relief from airborne pollen while it is actively precipitating; as soon as it stops, dormant pollen springs back to life and can be more prevalent than before it started raining.

]]> By: admin http://www.olddominionwildlife.com/2009/09/22/what-does-ragweed-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 admin Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:33:05 +0000 http://www.olddominionwildlife.com/?p=678#comment-1601 Rachel, sorry to hear about your son's allergies. I think ragweed is fall issue, but there are a lot of other pollens out there as well. Thanks for your comment! Rachel, sorry to hear about your son’s allergies. I think ragweed is fall issue, but there are a lot of other pollens out there as well.

Thanks for your comment!

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