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.

The massive flooding that swept away roads and towns also uprooted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other stinging insects. That has triggered a surge in swarms that attack and ...

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 ...

Hannah Jones, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, said it’s normal for yellow jackets, bees and other stinging insects to be temporarily disrupted ...

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

PENSACOLA, N.C. — 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 ...