Where do wasps go in the winter & do they return to old nests?

Answer 1

At the end of autumn common wasp nest dies and the only wasps left alive are the young mated queens. They fly away and find a safe place to hibernate for the winter. It is not uncommon to discover a hibernating queen in the folds of curtains in houses.

Answer 2

Wasps die off in the winter months, except new, mated queens. She sleeps during the winter months tucked away in a protected area. I have heard people say that wasps will return to the hive after the winter, but could not find any facts on it.

Answer 3

During the winter, all of the worker female wasps die off, and only the queen and a small amount of male wasps survive by hibernation.
When summer arrives, the female queen lets of a scent (called a pharemone) which tells the males where she is, they then go to her, fertilise her eggs, and they start a new colony.

Answer 4

I think young queen wasps hide in warm places for the next year, the workers and males die

Answer 5

The queens hibernate over Winter - the rest die.
They build new nests each year - they don't return to old ones.

Answer 6

All the labourers die leaving the queen to breed next season.

Answer 7

did you know that Durham Wasps have a B team

Answer 8

i think they come to my house I've paid to get rid of them loads of times but come the following year they` re back with a vengeance

Answer 9

only the queen lives

Answer 10

they die in winter, they their larvae re-spawn in the same nest!