Southern and eastern yellow jacket queens produce all caste members in the colony, and while mated queens from both species hibernate in the winter following the decline of their colonies, V ...

According to the Animal Diversity website, the Eastern yellow jacket was once considered endangered.The insect was once on the brink of being added to the watch list because of dwindling populations.

This is the time of the year that those pesky yellow jackets multiply and reports of stinging are commonplace. Honeybees are GOOD bees- they won’t sting you unless you bother ...

The bald-faced hornet isn’t really a hornet. Instead, it’s a yellow jacket. And it just so happens to be the largest type of yellow jacket in the Pacific Northwest, even though it’s not yellow.