Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DOMedically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Yellow jacket stings can cause extreme pain, redness, swelling, and itching. For most people, yellow jacket stings ...

Common symptoms of a yellow jacket sting include pain, redness, and swelling at the sting site. Some people develop a life-threatening allergic reaction, known as anaphylaxis, to yellow jacket ...

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 ...

On Schmidt's scale, the yellow jacket rates a two. Topping the scale at a four is a tarantula hawk, also called a spider wasp, which lives in the southwestern states.

Yellow jackets are social insects and very territorial in nature. A yellow jacket colony can get quite aggressive when disturbed. Moreover, they can sting multiple times when provoked. Their sting ...

A sting from a yellow jacket is typically a minor annoyance, but a wasp bite turned into a major medical problem for a 45-year-old British man: He had a severe allergic reaction to the bite and ...

For most people, a yellow-jacket sting will cause only mild pain, swelling and itching, according to the Cleveland Clinic. But people who are allergic can develop anaphylaxis — a "severe and ...

If you get stung by a yellow jacket and aren’t allergic, you can treat the sting at home with an ice pack, an antihistamine like Benadryl, Calamine lotion, and over-the-counter pain reliever.