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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Please, don’t swat at yellow jackets or kill them. Yellow jackets go into attack/defend mode when they feel they are being attacked by your swat. It is best to just move away and not kill a yellow ...

During the spring, there are fewer yellow jackets, and that allows food for the bugs to be plentiful. Always cover food and drinks to keep yellow jackets out (Photo: Getty Images) ...

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.

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