Can a Wasp Sting You Through Your Clothes?

Tape your pant legs to your boots/socks, and your sleeves to your gloves. You may also wish to wear an extra layer of clothing since wasp stings are long enough to reach through one layer of clothing.

Can wasps bite through clothes?

If the victim is wearing thin clothing, the wasps can sting right through the clothing. The stinger of yellowjackets is not barbed like the stinger on bees.

What clothes can wasps not sting through?

Bees and wasps instinctively perceive dark colors as a threat. Wear white, tan, cream, or gray clothing as much as possible and avoid black, brown, or red clothes.