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.

These thin wasps have black and yellow stripes and long dark wings. Aggressive, a yellow jacket may sting multiple times. Swelling, tenderness, itchiness, or discoloration may occur near the area ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

A single sting is painful, but multiple stings — often from worker hornets defending their hornet nest — can be fatal. Yellow jackets are some of the most aggressive wasps and are responsible ...

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 ...

Hurricane Helene’s deadly flooding in western North Carolina disrupted the underground nests of stinging insects, causing them to swarm workers and residents trying to recover from the storm.

(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 ...