2007-08-02 22:38:11 · 6 answers · asked by Jeff S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yes & No
Yellowjackets are the worst. They become aggressive from noise & disturbance which will sometimes infuriate them & provoke painful stinging ( especially from August through October, as they build up in large populations and scavenge for human food).
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A9ibyGW1m5NGoyIA_g2JzbkF?p=yellowjacket+wasp&ei=UTF-8&fr=ush-ans&x=wrt
http://www.beelab.osu.edu/factsheets/sheets/2075.html
Cicada killers usually ignore people.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_hfrr/extensn/problems/CidadaKiller.htm
Sometimes they fly erratically near people, causing fear. Males may defend their territory by dive bombing people's heads and shoulders but can not sting. Females will sting if molested. Their sting is like that of a sweat bee & less painful that of the yellowjacket.
The Blue Digger and Golden Digger (Threadwaisted Wasps) are not aggressive & stings are rare:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2143.html
Pictured are Yellowjackets & Great Golden Digger Wasp, (Sphex ichnumoneus).:http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wasps.html
2007-08-02 23:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes as a kid stung 100 times when made a mistake and distourbed a next. plus they followed me for several yards. had to jump in a pool to stop the attack. be careful
2007-08-03 06:04:34 · answer #2 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, ALL wasps and hornets are aggressive!
2007-08-03 07:25:05 · answer #3 · answered by Jack the Toad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ouch, ouch, owie,owie - YES!! RScott
2007-08-03 06:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
very aggressive, dangerous to
2007-08-03 10:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by blondie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,and very painful
2007-08-03 18:16:29 · answer #6 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋