Yellow jackets are honey-bee size wasp (about 1/2 to 3/4 inch long) that is black in color with bright yellow markings. (Honey bees are golden or brown.) Yellow jackets build paper nests similar to ...

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 ...

Bees and butterflies may be the most familiar pollinators, but they aren’t the only ones. Other insects and birds are beneficial pollinators for the garden, including hummingbirds, wasps, flies, and ...

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Even as folks in North Carolina continue to clean up following the devastation of Hurricane Helene, a new health danger has emerged: The massive flooding that ...

It happens to every homeowner at some point. You look up and see a yellowjacket nest hanging somewhere around your home. It’s not safe to leave the nest alone and live near a colony of yellowjackets, ...

It can be difficult to tell the difference between black-and-yellow striped wasps in your yard — especially when getting close to them might mean a painful altercation. For that reason, you might want ...

I had problems with yellow jackets in my backyard last year, which made eating outside challenging at times. Is there something I can do to prevent problems again this year? I have a large garden with ...

*According to NOLA, a beekeeper recently dealt with an “extreme amount” of southern yellowjackets that had invaded a shed in Patterson, a small city in St. Mary Parish in Louisiana. The infestation ...

Honeybees are good bees — they won’t sting you unless you bother them! This is part of a lesson that beekeepers preach in order to separate the honeybees from the other stinging bees. Since the ...