The buzz on wasps: high populations linked to mild winter

Patio dining may not be quite as desirable as of late thanks to some uninvited pesky guests. Diners in the Lake Tahoe Basin have noted a marked increase in the number of wasps buzzing about — and they aren’t afraid to help themselves to whatever food is on your plate. Lynn Kimsey, a professor of entomology at UC Davis and director of the Bohart Museum, said the culprits are western yellowjackets, and the surge in its population is due to a mild winter and spring. “Without extre