Severe flooding in western North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene has stirred up colonies of yellow jackets, raising ...

Now, another problem has arisen from the storm: yellow jackets. Severe flooding in the state stirred up colonies of the insects as their habitats were likely destroyed by floodwaters, a phenomenon ...

The massive flooding that swept away roads and towns also uprooted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other stinging insects. That has triggered a surge in swarms that attack and ...