Unraveling the Mystery in Southern Ontario As the leaves fall and the temperatures drop in Southern Ontario, you might notice a decrease in wasp and hornet activity around your home. But have you ever wondered where these buzzing insects disappear to during the cold winter months? Where do wasps go in the winter?
The Short Answer: Most wasps don’t survive. Although some insects that migrate or hibernate, most wasps and hornets in Southern Ontario don’t survive the winter. Only the fertilized queens make it through the cold season. They seek out protected places like under tree bark, in hollow logs, or even in the eaves of your home to enter a state of dormancy called diapause.
Understanding the life cycle of these insects helps explain their winter behavior: Spring Awakening: In spring, the queen emerges from diapause and begins building a new nest. She lays eggs that hatch into worker wasps or hornets.
Summer Buzz: Throughout the summer, the colony grows rapidly. Workers forage for food, care for the young, and expand the nest.
Fall Decline: As fall approaches, the queen produces new queens and males. These reproductive wasps mate, and the fertilized queens seek shelter for the winter.
Winter Dormancy: The rest of the colony, including the old queen, workers, and males, die off as the cold weather sets in.
Old wasp and hornet nests are abandoned and typically decompose over the winter. They are not reused the following year. Come spring, the new queens will build fresh nests in different locations.
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This blog provides fascinating insights into where wasps go during the winter, offering valuable information on their behavior and helping readers understand how to manage and prevent wasp-related issues year-round.