Yellow jackets are one species of wasps that are particularly aggressive and likely to sting—sometimes multiple times. A yellow jacket nest or infestation can be dangerous if someone ...

A friend of mine was picking figs last week and was stung a couple of times by yellow jackets. These insects are generally in ...

While yellow jackets are often in the ground, be aware that they can nest in buildings. They might find shelter under eaves, between walls, or in attics, for instance. If you suspect a nest in a ...

If you know of a place with a yellow jacket nest, avoid it as much as you can until you have a professional remove it. Always stay calm when you encounter a yellow jacket and walk away slowly.

Often a menace to homeowners’ properties, yellow jackets tend to nest in the ground where they build their colonies. Although there are a handful of ways to deter these pests, hiring a ...

If your yellow jacket problem proceeds, exterminators will apply an additional round of treated bait to eliminate any yellow jackets that weren’t in the nest during their initial treatment.

Summerville considers making parking garage a pay-to-park site A yellow jacket nest found in the roof of a house in Summerville. This nest is 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide and 15 inches thick. Provided ...

If you're like me, you had a scare when you accidentally mowed over a yellow jacket nest. I'm thankful I didn't get stung, but it got me thinking about how drought could affect these nests.

Scott Simon opens the mailbag (actually the e-mail folder) and reads letters from listeners. Comments cover a piece on how to get rid of a yellow-jacket nest, an interview with Alexander McCall ...

A Georgia toddler was fighting for his life after getting stung over 150 times by yellow jackets – sending him to the emergency room with multiple organs failing. Two-year-old Beckham Reed was riding ...

A yellow jacket is seen hovering at the entrance to its ground nest in Jeff Burbrink’s backyard. Note the bits of sand on surrounding leaves. the workers are removing bits of soil to enlarge the ...