State parks officials are warning about an increase in yellow jacket activity at a popular park in the Bay Area, advising ...

"They're both serious, but a yellow jacket over a wasp is a way bigger deal," he said. If you're looking to protect your home from these unfriendly insects, Bartlett said it can be done.

Trash cans serve as a buffet for wasps, so be sure to keep the lids closed tightly. Avoid lingering near trash areas in ...

This is a photo of a yellow jacket, which is a type of wasp and is much larger than the hover flies. It can be found throughout Indiana, has two sets of wings and does sting.

Hoverflies can hover, or remain in place in mid-air, something a sweat bee or yellow jacket can't do. Also, hoverflies have one set of wings while yellow jackets and bees have two sets, or four ...

Paper wasps and hornets: Larger and thinner than yellow jackets, and usually less colorful. They tend to be less aggressive ...

Yellow jackets and paper wasps are typically a familiar sight this time of year – buzzing around gardens, patios and hiking ...

Scientists are warning Alabamians to be cautious of wasp colonies which can grow as big as a Volkswagen Beetle. The state may be on track to mirror 2006 where more than 90 super nests were reported.

A normal yellow jacket nest can be in the ground or some type of cavity and peaks at 4,000 to 5,000 workers that don’t survive the winter. The queens disperse and form new colonies in the spring.

Anybody who has suffered a severe reaction to a wasp, bee or yellow jacket sting should be evaluated by an allergist, Golden told Reuters Health, because immunization is available for allergies to ...

Researchers have found massive, perennial yellow jacket nests in Baldwin, Bullock, Chilton, Clay, Coffee, Dallas, Marion, Montgomery, Shelby and Talladega counties.