Better hope these never make it here!

[ProfessorM]

I have seen those size yellowjackets for the last several years. Gigantic. I heard them called European Yellowjackets. They love my apple trees. They will hollow out a large apple in a day. Sux's because they go to the apples just as they are ready to be picked. you can't spray them that close to harvest so I use water from a hose if I feel ballsey. Loose lots of fruit. Wasp's, yellowjackets, etc. are meat eaters, other insects, so they will attack honeybees for sure, which are not meat eaters. There is such a small amount of honeybees in the wild now because of virus and mites, almost all are domesticated, this would be very bad situation if they become abundant.

[Mike P]

According to what I've read, hornets are much more aggressive than wasps. Hornets and yellow jackets are the more aggressive of the flying insects that sting. They're also capable of multiple stings without losing their stinger, which may be why they tend to be more aggressive.

Bees (both honey and bumblebees) and wasps are much less aggressive, and they normally won't attack unless the hive or nest is threatened. Last year, I had several wasp nests around the eaves and windows. I had wasps land on my arm and take right off again after a few seconds. I guess they decided I wasn't too appetizing

I got stung a lot as a kid. 95% of the stings were from hornets and yellow jackets. I've never been stung by a honey bee. Once by a bumblebee, and that was my fault. Once by two wasps and it was because I stepped into their nest while looking for raspberries.

All of the times I've been stung as an adult were from yellowjackets.