What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here’s what to know about these pesky summer insects.

Mud Daubers In contrast to Yellow Jackets, Mud Daubers are generally non-aggressive. Recognizable by their long, slender bodies, these solitary wasps build tube-like nests out of mud.

These globally distributed wasps build umbrella-shaped nests and will defend them with painful stings. Though not as aggressive as yellow jackets, paper wasps can sting multiple times, and ...

Little Beckham Reed — who was born with just one kidney — was swarmed by the wasps when he bumped into a nest while riding in ...

Georgia toddler left fighting for life after being stung by yellow jackets over 150 times and suffering organ failure Beckham Reed, 2, was playing outside when he hit a yellow jacket nest and got ...

A Georgia toddler was fighting for his life after getting stung over 150 times by yellow jackets – sending him to the emergency room with multiple organs failing. Two-year-old Beckham Reed was riding ...

A Georgia toddler was fighting for his life after getting stung over 150 times by yellow jackets – sending him to the emergency room with multiple organs failing.