A yellow jacket nest or infestation can be dangerous if someone accidentally disturbs the nest, and people allergic to yellow ...

If you spot an underground nest, get insecticides meant for yellow jackets from a hardware store and apply them. Place the nozzle at the nest entrance and do it at night or in the evening.

And when one wasp goes into attack mode, its nestmates do, too, because attacking yellow jackets release a pheromone that signals to others that they need to defend the nest. People can trigger ...

Worker yellow jackets grow to 0.5 inches in length. The yellow jacket nest is made from multilayered combs with a paper shell surrounding it. Eastern and southern yellow jackets build their ...

They use their stingers to inject venom into the skin, typically to defend their nest or search for food. Yellow jacket stings are common and the leading cause of wasp stings in the United States.

They also don’t over-winter, so when cooler temperatures arrive, wasp and hornet problems tend to solve themselves (the exception is a yellow jacket nest in a wall cavity or heated attic).

(WSET) — Yellow jackets are out in full force right now ... They will protect their nest," Baker said. "It's probably the right set of conditions for them to thrive this summer.