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 ...

Yellow jackets are social wasps with distinctive black and yellow markings. These insects are known for their aggression when threatened, making them a common cause of summertime insect stings.

so there certainly are more puddles and water just in containers and places that have been flooded," Bertone said Though less immediately painful than yellow jacket stings, an increase in mosquito ...

Severe flooding in western North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene has stirred up colonies of yellow jackets, raising the risk of stings. The rain and floodwater most likely destroyed the ...

(WSET) — Yellow jackets are out in full force right now ... so you can try to avoid a sting. If they are in an area that you don't need to visit a lot, like the side of your property or the ...

"The populations are very high." Boggs is careful to note that while they do sting, yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps are beneficial insects on the balance, thanks to their ...

Yellow jackets and paper wasps are incredibly similar wasps, and it’s difficult for the average person to tell them apart. They’re both yellow and black with thin bodies, slender wings, and ...

Unlike honeybees, yellow jackets can sting you multiple times. They become even more aggressive when their nests are threatened. Eastern Yellowjacket Wasp (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd ...

Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to ...