Yellow jackets are social wasps that live in colonies ... “These are social wasps that form communal nests, usually in holes in the ground that they aggressively defend if you get too close ...

Social wasps such as the hornets and yellow-jackets live in colonies similar ... with black and bright yellow markings. They build nests in the ground, logs or building walls or attics.

Although the drought has ended and cold weather has caused the wasps to vacate their nests, the snow may actually help some ...