Some bugs can be tricky to tell apart, especially when you don't want to get close! Here's how to distinguish a paper wasp vs yellow jacket.

The devastation from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the Southeast has left more than 200 dead, swallowed entire towns and left thousands without power or drinking water. Now, another problem ...

One overlooked impact of Tropical Storm Helene's destruction in Western North Carolina stings more than others - literally. Because of the high winds and catastrophic flooding brough by Helene to 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 ...

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 ...

Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has also disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to ...

Yellow jackets and paper wasps are typically a familiar sight this time of year – buzzing around gardens, patios and hiking trails and eyeing our picnics and barbecues. But this summer, our region’s ...

A trailer moved by floodwater sits on the side of a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Pensacola, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A bigger and more aggressive strain of yellowjackets has arrived in Connecticut. They’re called southern yellowjackets. Typically you’d find them in the southern eastern part ...