Hi, I am late this year taking down my gazebo, so i decided to do it today. In the curtains of my gazebo were lot's of wasp's that seemed to be dead, so i was just knocking them off onto the ground. As i was folding the curtains a wasp started crawling over them.So i thought they must be in a hibernation state, I know this may sound like a daft question but i am curious. Thanks....x
2007-11-08 03:57:28 · 5 answers · asked by kevina p 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Thank You to you all that have answered my question x
2007-11-08 06:30:08 · update #1
Only the fertile queen wasp hibernates. You will sometimes find a nest about the size of a golf ball which she hibernates in. This will develop into next years nest. The rest of the colony will die off about now as the frosts start.
2007-11-08 17:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the hive dies, but some do hibernate!!!
"At a certain time of year (often around autumn) the bulk of the wasp colony dies away, leaving only the young mated queens alive."
I love wasps...
2007-11-08 04:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by Marvin the pedantic martian 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Normally the adults die off hoping their hibernating eggs will hatch a new generation next year.
2007-11-08 04:31:59 · answer #3 · answered by Carole Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if they hibernate, but they seem to sleep when the temp goes down & at night. That would be the best time to spray.
2007-11-08 04:18:10 · answer #4 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think the queen wasp hibernates.
2007-11-08 05:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋