The real risk arises with social species like hornets and wasps, which live in colonies led by a queen. Benson explains that ...

“Really, they’re just looking at three: yellow jackets, paper wasps, and bald-faced hornets.” Each has a different style of nest, and, as Texas A&M’s Mike Merchant told us, “because they ...

The nest starts as a golf ball but can grow to be the size of a basketball hoop by August. “The bald-faced hornet just hits harder. It feels like a lot of people say, it’s a sledgehammer on fire.

After a post on an Elizabeth community Facebook page, Neighbors started sharing their encounters with the bald-faced hornet. Some, like Sara Jones, spoke with Channel 11 about going into anaphylactic ...

Note: The bald-faced hornet is actually a type of yellow jacket. They nest in hollow areas of trees and structures such as barns and prey on other insects as well as tree sap and fruit.