{"id":10454,"date":"2024-10-18T14:19:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prokill.co.uk\/blog?p=10454"},"modified":"2024-10-28T19:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:02:53","slug":"how-do-wasps-survive-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prokill.co.uk\/blog\/how-do-wasps-survive-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Wasps Survive Winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The one great thing about winter is that you don\u2019t have to worry about wasps flying around all the time. Where exactly do wasps go during the colder months, however?<\/p>\n

The vast majority of wasps die off during the winter months. This is partially to do with the colder temperatures but mainly because there are limited food sources available at this time of year and they therefore starve.<\/p>\n

Queen wasps do hibernate but very few of them actually survive the winter because they end up getting eaten by predators such as spiders. Warm winters can also contribute to this because wasps emerge from hibernation too soon and then end up starving due to the lack of food.<\/p>\n

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Where are wasps likely to hibernate?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Some hibernating wasps are lucky enough to survive the winter and will start to emerge in early spring. While this is good news for the wasps, it\u2019s not great for you if they\u2019ve nested in your home or business premises.<\/p>\n

If you want to avoid an outbreak of wasps, it\u2019s a good idea to do a thorough check for any potential nests in late autumn when they\u2019re about to get into hibernation and then again in early spring before they start to emerge.<\/p>\n

The places you\u2019re most likely to find wasps nesting include:<\/strong><\/p>\n