What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here's what to know about these pesky summer insects.

Yellow jackets and paper wasps are incredibly similar wasps, and it’s difficult for the average person to tell them apart.

Unlike yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps, bees do not die in the winter, and typically stay alive by staying inside their hive and feeding on honey created throughout the year.

A: Yellow jackets are scary — and for good reason. Unlike honeybees, each wasp can sting multiple times. And when one wasp goes into attack mode, its nestmates do, too, because attacking yellow ...

“Your wasps -- which by the way, yellow jackets are truly a wasp -- they are meat eaters, they are carnivores.” (fermate/Getty Images/iStockphoto) Q: They’re not going to go after my steak ...

Some of the most common wasp types include yellow jackets and paper wasps. These two species are very similar, and many people get them confused. Despite similar colors and markings, they have a ...

Hornets and bees are both feared insects for their painful stings. Both are quick-flying, hive-building insects that work ...

European paper wasps are black, brown or dark red and sometimes have yellow markings, so are frequently mistaken for yellow jackets. Paper wasp nests are shaped like upside down umbrellas, with ...

Some wasp species live in genetically related groups and are said to be social while other wasps are solitary. Types of nests vary between wasps. ... Yellow jackets and paper wasps.

Yellow jackets are social wasps with distinctive black and yellow markings. ... wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket sting. Dodd A, Hughes A, ... How To Identify and Treat Common Bug Bites and Stings.

After the invasive yellow-legged hornet was spotted in Georgia, its first time in the 'open U.S.' people are on alert for the 'social wasp species' ...

Some might be surprised to learn that there are actually more than 30,000 wasp species. The three most commonly encountered are hornets, paper wasps and yellow jackets.