Across Ohio, many residents describe the same unsettling shift. For most of the summer, wasps seem manageable. They buzz near trash cans, hover around grills, then move on. People coexist with them without much thought.
Then, almost overnight, something changes.
Wasps begin charging instead of circling. They react faster. They sting with little warning. Routine activities like mowing the lawn, walking to the mailbox, or sitting on a porch suddenly feel risky…