Unusual Number of Yellow Jackets in the Yard
You may easily mistake any of the three yellow jacket species that inhabit North America for mammals. The three species, commonly known as eastern, western and southern yellow coats, are actually wasps. They bear distinctive alternating black and yellow belly bands and also may deliver repeated painful stings. Meanwhile, the Colorado State University Extension reports an estimated 90 percent of “bee” stings in Colorado are really western yellow jacket stings, so an unusual number is a cause for concern. Yellow…
