Social wasps build nests and live in colonies. Yellow jackets are by far the most aggressive and troublesome group, especially ground and cavity-nesting ones such as the western yellow jacket ...

If you've noticed an uptick in activity and general annoyance from insects of a stinging variety – mainly yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps – you're not alone. "It's not ...

Consider setting traps for yellow jackets. Some less expensive and non-toxic traps for wasps include the yellow jacket inn, wasp trap, and the oak stump farm wasp trap. Check the different types ...

If you’re allergic, always carry an epi-pen. Yellow jackets have stripes that often cause them to be confused with honey bees, although bees tend to be rounder in appearance. Unlike bees ...

It is what is considered a social wasp, but not in the way we humans consider polite behavior. Ground- and cavity-nesting yellow jackets such as the western yellow jacket will fiercely protect ...

The Yellow Jacket Wasp is a pollinator and feeds on caterpillars, grubs, flies and other pests. However, the Western Yellow Jacket Wasp, which is typically the kind that becomes aggressive and ...

The yellowjacket moniker refers to a variety of different kinds of wasps, including the western ... are black with yellow patterns and are usually medium in size. A yellow jacket.

Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to ...

Severe flooding in western North Carolina as a result ... Hayes said people who are allergic to bees are usually allergic to yellow jackets, as well, though the scale of the reaction might differ.