Unlike bees, a yellow jacket will not leave its stinger behind once you've been stung. As such, you won't need to pull out the stinger as you might with a bee. Signs of a Serious Reaction.

Yellow jackets have stripes that often cause them to be confused with honey bees, although bees tend to be rounder in appearance. Unlike bees, which create hives that produce honey, yellow jackets ...

North Carolina towns under mud after Helene 02:27. Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects ...

While hoverflies aren't a problem, sweat bees, yellow jackets and other types of wasps are currently looking for food sources wherever they can find them as they prepare for winter, Abraham said.

Yellow jackets can be particularly dangerous. Yellow jackets are typically more aggressive than bees, as they can both sting a person multiple times but can signal other yellow jackets to attack ...