Why you may be noticing increased yellow jacket activity

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NILES, Mich. -- Chris Runyon from Niles Exterminating says yellow jackets are in the wasp family. He says wasps are typically darker in color, while yellow jackets have the well-known yellow stripes on their bodies.

It may often be easier to spot wasp nests, since you may see them up in a tree, for example. Yellow jackets, however, could take you by surprise. Runyon says they tend to nest in the ground, walls, or other hard-to-reach places. He says when spraying doesn't work—that's usually when people call him.

So why does it feel like there could be more yellow jackets now?

"In spring, the queen starts her colony, and so there's less of them. By August and September, the nes