Yellow jackets are social wasps with distinctive black and yellow markings. These insects are known for their aggression when threatened, making them a common cause of summertime insect stings.

Bee, wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, and fire ant are the insect stings that most often trigger allergic reactions. But most people aren't allergic to insect stings and may mistake a normal sting ...

"The populations are very high." Boggs is careful to note that while they do sting, yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps are beneficial insects on the balance, thanks to their ...

Summertime means a few things — your kids are home from school, you spend more time in a swimsuit than in jeans and popsicles ...

stinging insects that are slightly larger than paper wasps or yellow jackets, and unlike bees, they can sting more than once. While a hornet sting is generally not dangerous (unless you’re stung ...

Yellow jackets can be quite aggressive, and sometimes sting unprovoked—it’s better to watch out for your own safety first! Paper wasps are larger than yellow jackets. Paper wasps have long ...

The Yellow Jacket proved to be mightier than the Hornet Saturday afternoon. Randolph-Macon College – celebrating its 25th annual Back to the Hive reunion for its women’s basketball program ...

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 ...