My peaceful backyard recently became dangerous thanks to a yellow jacket nest inside the soil in one of my container plants. These aggressive stinging wasps build nests that can be completely ...

Similar to bees, wasps pollinate flowers and benefit gardens by keeping pests in check. Unfortunately, yellow jackets are more of a nuisance than beneficial insects because they are a notoriously ...

Ground bees (including yellow jackets) are vital for the environment, but if they nest in your yard or walls they can become ...

A yellow jacket sting marks you with a chemical signal, Ray explains. "It says ‘sting here.’” When Jeanna Raye, a dental policy analyst in Youngsville, North Carolina, mowed over a yellow jacket nest ...

Yellow jackets are honey-bee size wasp (about 1/2 to 3/4 inch long) that is black in color with bright yellow markings. (Honey bees are golden or brown.) Yellow jackets build paper nests similar to ...