Unusually high number of horseflies and wasps observed during a year with temperatures and precipitation levels above normal.
In Southcentral Alaska, wasps seem to be everywhere. One Anchorage clinic has seen more than 250 sting patients this year.
Early wasps
A pest control specialist in Whitehorse says he's getting a lot more calls about stinging insects this summer - and that the heat may be to blame.
9-23-14 Lots of wasps - Kolikanek, Alaska, USA
Loads of Yellow Jackets (Vespidae)
Observations From Members 