What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here’s what to know about these pesky summer insects.

Paper wasps are larger than yellow jackets. Paper wasps have long, ... Remember: If you can see the insect’s legs, it’s most ...

McCool said for reference, a yellow jacket nest — made out of paper that yellow jackets make themselves by chewing bark and leaves, then mixing it with a chemical compound in their system — is ...

According to an online fundraiser, the toddler was on his electric toy vehicle when he hit a yellow jacket nest and was ...

Yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps are able to sting multiple times unlike European honeybees, and are most aggressive when defending their nests.

Yellow jackets commonly build nests in rodent burrows but may also select voids in walls and ceilings of houses as nesting sites. Colonies can reach populations of between 1,500 and 15,000 ...

However, if the nest is in a high-traffic area, like near an entryway, you will probably need to have it removed. As we saw in the video, yellowjackets tend to get aggressive fast when people get ...

A 2-year-old from Georgia was rushed to the ICU after a freak accident left him with more than 150 yellowjacket stings.

Let’s take a look at the “Life of a Yellow Jacket;” allow me to start in the spring. A new yellow jacket queen starts a nest. This could be in abandoned burrowing animal nests (like voles or chipmunks ...

To get rid of yellow jacket and paper wasp nests it is best to treat them late in the evening or early in the morning when they are less active. If after a day you still see them flying around, ...

It’s not safe to leave the nest alone and live near a colony of yellowjackets, but it’s also not safe to handle the nest yourself. In the video above, The YellowJacket Expert shows us Why You ...