Skin tests performed at the age of 21 or 22 will often demonstrate the same responses as would be seen if we re-skin tested them at age 50. However, occasionally we see someone develop new reactivity as an adult. Molds grow in various areas of the country in warm, damp environments. They produce spores that are spread by the air. This occurs most commonly in the spring and warmer months and again in the fall.
Plants produce pollens when they pollinate.
Many plants spread their pollen by the air. One rule of thumb is that the plants with bright flowers tend to pollinate by insects whereas plants that are much more plain use the air to spread their pollen. Insects pollinate roses, but ragweed is pollinated through the air. Many people will develop their allergies by the time they reach young adulthood. While traveling in Australia I experienced for the first time in my life an asthma attack.