As cold winter temperatures arrive and food sources dwindle, worker wasps and the old queen die off, ending the current colony’s cycle. Only newly fertilized queens survive by entering a dormant state known as overwintering inside sheltered spaces like tree bark or woodpiles. When warmer spring weather returns, these surviving queens emerge to locate suitable nesting sites, build new homes, and lay the first eggs. Once the first generation of workers matures to take over daily nest expansion, the colony rapidly flourishes throughout the summer until the seasonal cycle repeats.
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