With an increase in the number of wasps, more specifically yellow jackets, around campus, take a minute to go over these five fun facts about wasps.

1. Between 50 and 100 people die each year from wasp and bee stings.
2. More people are stung by yellow jackets, a type of wasp, than any other wasp or bee.
3. Some yellow jackets can sting repeatedly, not just once like honey bees.
4. Yellow jacket numbers spike in the late summer, hence the large number on campus recently.
5. Yellow jackets are “notoriously aggressive” according to the Illinois Department of Public Health Prevention and Control Department.

For more information about wasps and bees, check out the Department of Public Health Prevention and Control Department website.