Most species of wasps do not survive the winter. However, the exact fate of a wasp colony in the winter can depend on a variety of factors, such as the species of wasp, the location of the colony, and the availability of food.
In general, social wasps such as paper wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets have an annual life cycle. The colonies that these wasps establish in the spring and summer will not survive the winter.
In the fall, the colony’s worker wasps will begin to die off, leaving only the queen to overwinter in a protected location, such as inside a tree or in a crack in a building. The queen will emerge in the spring to start a new colony.
Solitary wasps, on the other hand, do not live in colonies and generally do not survive the winter. However, some species of solitary wasps lay their eggs in the fall, and the eggs will overwinter until hatching in the spring.
It’s worth noting that some species of wasps have adapted to survive the winter by developing strategies such as hibernation, torpor, or diapause, depending on the specific environmental conditions they face.