Unlike the yellow jacket, bumble bee nests don’t have combs. Instead, the bees make wax cups on the floor of the nest and fill it with nectar and pollen for bee larvae to crawl around in.

You can treat yellow jacket stings with antihistamines and home remedies. But an allergic reaction requires immediate medical attention. If you’re allergic, always carry an epi-pen. Yellow ...

However, some people are allergic to yellow jacket venom, so a sting can be life threatening. There are several things you can do to treat a yellow jacket sting at home, and there are steps you ...

Yellow jackets are not bees of any kind! Sean in Alexandria, Virginia, writes, “The timing of your recent mention of Yellow Jacket nests was serendipitous, as I just discovered ‘bees’ living ...

(Mass Appeal) – Yellow jacket bees are extremely aggressive and will attack if they or their nest is being threatened. Unlike some other bees which can only sting once and die after they sting ...

Question: My patio is being overrun with yellow jacket bees. I want to find the nest and spray them, but a friend said they are beneficial insects. Are they really doing good for my garden, or can ...

DEAR JOAN: We have a yellow jacket nest right above the door of our storage shed, right across from the entry to the garage. We are constantly opening and closing doors, and coming and going under ...

The best way to avoid yellow jacket stings is to keep a safe distance from them. Yellow jackets are naturally aggressive and will only get more aggressive if you try to shoo them away.

Yellow jackets may be mistaken for other stinging insects, including wasps and bees, but there are several ways to tell them apart. Although they are a type of wasp, yellow jackets feature black ...