A friend of mine was picking figs last week and was stung a couple of times by yellow jackets. These insects are generally in the ground, but they can make nests above ground also in pots, woodpiles ...

Yellow jackets are quite a bit more aggressive than your average wasp—they're capable of stinging multiple times, so they aren't a pest you want circling your home, yard, or patio. As they forage for ...

Conditions have been so dry in Oregon this summer that homeowners have been warned that more yellow jackets than usual are buzzing around yards looking for water. “We are in a drought now where a lot ...

While yellow jackets are active throughout the summer in Michigan, fall is often when they become the most annoying as they pester you for your apple, or cinnamon and sugar doughnut at the farmer's ...