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It’s the time of the year when children are outside playing and the grill is sizzling with summer fare. While it’s nice to be outdoors, it’s not fun getting stung by the season’s most notorious party crashers.

“Stinging insects send more than half a million people to the emergency room every year,” Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators pest control expert Shay Runion said. “We have put together a list of the top five stinging insects likely to be encountered in our area and encourage homeowners to learn more about these potentially dangerous pests.”

1. Wasps: Wasps are the most aggressive of the summer stinging insects. They are unique in that they do not need to be provoked to show their aggression, often attacking humans for no apparent reason.

2. Yellow jackets: Yellow jackets typically create their nests in the ground, attics or basements and a fully developed nest can contain hundreds to thousands of adult yellow jackets. If their nest is disturbed, these insects will vigorously pursue the intruder.

3. Red imported fire ants: Look for fire ants in their signature tall mounds found in landscaped areas, yards or around the foundation of a home. Similar to wasps and yellow jackets, fire ants will attack and sting multiple times if their nest is disturbed.

4. Mosquitoes: One of summer’s most notorious pests, mosquitoes got an early start this year with the unseasonably mild winter experienced in the Southeast. It only takes mosquitoes 10 to 14 days to develop from an egg into an adult and they will travel up to 14 miles in search of a meal.

5. Hornets: Like wasps, yellow jackets and fire ants, hornets are social stinging insects and present a greater threat because they attack in large numbers if they perceive their nest is in danger. Hornets most often construct their nests inside hollow tree trunks or buildings but can also build them in the ground or aerial locations.

Arrow and Black Flag Brands are both offering methods and products to help the homeowner fight pests, Arrow advocates its Total Protection System for evaluating home and property and determining the best method to eliminate the pest/pests. Black Flag, one of the nation’s first brands of insecticides, is saying its Flying Insect Trap is a new and discreet solution for flying insect pests.

While lot of people will seek professional help against pests, there are steps that can be taken at home to battle the problem. Arrow and Black Flag offer advice, some of which people may find surprising but well worth trying.