I told both, “The top entomologists in the world all consider the way you spell ‘honeybee’, ‘bumblebee’ and ‘yellow jacket ‘ to be wrong and would never use anything but ‘honey bee ...

Bumble bee nests are also much smaller than yellow jackets. The maximum size of a bumble bee nest is about 600 bees, while yellow jacket nests could contain as many as 5,000 workers by peak season ...

Here's how to recognize, treat, and prevent yellow jacket stings. Here's how to recognize, treat, ... They tend to be more aggressive than honeybees or bumble bees, ... Bee or yellow jacket sting.

Yellow jackets are primarily ground dwellers and about a half-inch long. They could take up residence in a tree, attic or other structure, too, but ground colonies are more common.

Yellow jackets abandon their nests each season, ... Margo Rosenbaum was a 2021 summer reporting intern for The Sacramento Bee. Get one year of unlimited digital access for $159.99 #ReadLocal.