The yellow jacket is a bee-sized, black insect with distinct yellow markings on the head and yellow bands around the abdomen. The face is mostly yellow with dark eyes.

This hover fly, also known as a syrphid fly, can be found in many states including Indiana. Although they look somewhat like a sweat bee or the larger yellow jacket wasp, these flies do not sting.

Yellow jackets — properly known as Vespula, Dolichovespula, or Paravespula — are thin wasps with black and yellow coloring and long dark wings. Here you can learn how to treat their stings and ...

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.

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.

A Georgia toddler was fighting for his life after getting stung over 150 times by yellow jackets – sending him to the ...

Yellow jackets, on the other hand, tuck their legs up as they fly, so you’re much less likely to spot them. ... Remember: If ...

If you've recently noticed an uptick in activity from insects of a stinging variety—mainly yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps—you're not alone.

Swarms of stinging insects in North Carolina are swarming those trying to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, prompting the distribution of Benadryl and epinephrine injections.

They're small, hover close to people and don't sting. Here's what's buzzing around when you're outside right now.