Patterson mainly sees eastern yellowjackets in the state. Two years ago, he came across one or two southern yellowjacket nests. Last year he saw five or six, and he encountered 10-15 southern ...

According to the Animal Diversity website, the Eastern yellow jacket was once considered endangered.The insect was once on the brink of being added to the watch list because of dwindling populations.

Simisky added that the German yellowjacket, or Vespula germanica, which was accidentally introduced into the eastern United States in the 1970s, is much more common in Massachusetts.

Michigan is home to several species of yellowjackets, including the German Yellowjacket, which typically nests in walls, attics, crawlspaces and other enclosed cavities, and the Eastern ...

An eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons). Ken Johnson Ken Johnson An eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons). Despite the bad name they get, yellowjackets are beneficial insects. The ...

Yellowjackets, or yellow jackets, are social wasps of the Family Vespidae. The most common species in the eastern United States are the Eastern yellowjacket, Vespula maculifrons; the Common ...

Eastern Yellowjacket Wasp (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) For most people, a yellow-jacket sting will cause only mild pain, swelling and itching, according to the ...

Eastern Yellowjacket Wasp (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) For most people, a yellow-jacket sting will cause only mild pain, swelling and itching, according to the ...

If you’re a typical yellowjacket, your queen is everything. She represents your colony’s future and legacy. After the first hard freeze, your colony’s newly mated queens will be the only ...