If you've recently noticed an uptick in activity from insects of a stinging variety—mainly yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps—you're not alone.

The bald-faced hornet isn’t really a hornet. Instead, it’s a yellow jacket. And it just so happens to be the largest type of yellow jacket in the Pacific Northwest, even though it’s not yellow.

Wasp vs. hornet: what’s the difference? Don’t worry, we’re not picking favorites today, because I’d choose neither. We’re simply going on a little mission to discover the differences between the two!

This season, she has been contracted to collect bald-faced hornets and yellow hornets, scientifically known as Dolichovespula maculata and Dolichovespula arenaria.

Whether you're facing one pesky wasp's nest or an infestation, follow this guide to learn how to get rid of wasps at your ...

Yellow jackets (which include bald-faced hornets) and paper wasps are two types of social wasps found in Minnesota. Honeybees and bumblebees are social bees found in Minnesota.

“The bald-faced hornet just hits harder. It feels like a lot of people say, it’s a sledgehammer on fire. They just hit you hard- they hit you fast.

Hornets are a type of wasp, but not all wasps are hornets. These flying insects live in many climates. Their closest relative is the yellow jacket. They look so similar; they are easy to confuse ...

They look a lot like native insects, including the cicada killer wasp, the bald-faced hornet, paper wasps, queen yellow jackets, wood wasps and robber flies.

Georgia Department of Agriculture says residents should start watching out for yellow-legged hornets. Are these murder hornets? What to watch for.

The yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina, is a close cousin of the northern giant hornet, or "murder hornet." Both of them are very adept in the wholesale destruction of honey bees.