As summer draws to a close, people are trying to make the most of these last few weeks of warm weather.

This time of year, that means some uninvited guests at your barbecue — wasps.

“The wasps are crazy this year, so many of them everywhere, everywhere. You sit down, having a drink — boom,” said Gerard Richardson.

Along the boardwalk at Woodbine Beach, the critters buzz around trash cans and graze picnic tables for their next meal.

“My two-year-old daughter was playing in our backyard and she got stung right on the face,” said Katherine Malekos. “It does seem like they’re around a lot more this year and, yeah, it’s pretty brutal.”

Entomologist Sandy Smith doesn’t view this wasp season as worse than previous years, but it may be a little earlier to arrive due to the hot, dry summer

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