A yellow jacket sting can be more dangerous if a certain species of the insect is doing the stinging, a new study shows. Of the two most common yellow jacket species found in the eastern US, Vespula ...

My husband recently had quite a scare after a couple of yellow jacket stings caused a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. He had never had problems with such stings before, other than the ...

Hurricane Helene victims have yet another problem on their hands – swarms of yellow jackets whose nests were destroyed during the storm. Health agencies are stocking up on EpiPens and Benadryl to help ...

When it comes to yellow jackets, August is the cruelest month. Their peaking populations sting most often now. Their black and yellow bands are the signature — really more the warning signs — of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two summers ago a huge hatch of wasps descended on Fairbanks. University of Alaska Fairbanks entomologist Derek Sikes estimated there were about 10 times more yellow jackets that ...