[Kimmers]

This is just plain creepy. What is the purpose of these pests other than make our lives a living hell. No, I am not talking about democrats but there are similarities....having no purpose, swarming in large irritating groups, likes to run your fun etc.

[B-Chan]

I like bees. They serve a purpose in this world.

If yellow jackets serve a purpose in this world, it's lost on me.

Kill them all, I say.

[sinkspur]

....having no purpose, swarming in large irritating groups, likes to run your fun etc.

Yellow jackets are, like all wasps, very beneficial at keeping down the populations of beetles, caterpillars, and other damaging insects.

Typically, they won't do anything unless their nest is disturbed.

I heard a story on a local news program that wasp venom is being studied and tested as a pain reliever for severe cases of arthritis, with some success.

So, they're not totally worthless.

[Hacksaw]

This is just plain creepy. What is the purpose of these pests other than make our lives a living hell. No, I am not talking about democrats but there are similarities....having no purpose, swarming in large irritating groups, likes to run your fun etc.

Believe it or not, yellow jackets are beneficial insects. They eat pest bugs, which is why they usually hang around places where pest insects gather (trash cans, etc). The problem (of course) is that they are very agressive, and smashing one releases a scent that causes others to attack.