CA drought, climate change cause increase of yellow jackets
Climate change and worsening drought could be to blame for … increased sightings of yellow jackets, a predatory type of wasp with stingers that can sting repeatedly and even kill people who are allergic to its venom. When the natural landscape “turns to toast” as a result of drought conditions, carnivorous yellow jackets have a harder time finding their primary food source: insects. In turn, yellow jackets become attracted to irrigated green gardens and lawns full of insects to hunt…