Focus at Four: What you need to know about cedar fever in Texas

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Runny nose. Itchy eyes. Cedar fever season is causing problems for many in Texas once again.According to the Texas A&M Forest...

December 22, 2022
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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Runny nose. Itchy eyes. Cedar fever season is causing problems for many in Texas once again.According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, cedar fever isn't a flu or a virus – it's an allergic reaction to the pollen released by mountain cedar trees.In Texas, the forest service says this time of year, ash juniper trees in the Hill Country start releasing pollen and it spreads all over the state.'There are millions of junipers out there all releasing pollen at the same time,' said Karl Flocke, a woodland ecologist for Texas A&M Forest Service.

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