North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is distributing Benadryl and epinephrine injections to help fill requests from people allergic to stings from bees and yellow jackets.

Flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene has led to swarms of yellow jackets. Heavy rain and standing water likely destroyed the insects' nests underground and in trees. State health ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Key Takeaways Remove the stinger quickly to stop venom from entering the body.Clean the ...