When a yellow jacket stings, its barb-like stinger pierces the skin and injects you with venom consisting of toxins called mastoparan and phospholipase A1 and A2. Unlike bees, yellow jackets can ...

Accidentally drinking a beverage that a yellow jacket has landed in could result in stings to the mouth or throat. Hornets are a type of wasp that are often larger and thicker in size than other ...

Just ask Duke Brady. On Sunday’s premiere episode, the affable survivalist learns what happens when a yellowjacket stings a man in the genitals. (To any men who have read thus far, we apologize.

Bee, wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, and fire ant are the insect stings that most often trigger allergic reactions. But most people aren't allergic to insect stings and may mistake a normal sting ...