Queens come out of hibernation within the season of spring and start to establish the foundations of a new nest and lay eggs.
Over the next couple of months the nest expands, inclusive of the wasp population.
Workers support the growth of the nest and raise the reproductive queens offspring.
The Queen continues to reproduce eggs.
Towards the season of autumn, the nest produces numerous males and females which then reproduce.
Within the winter season, these new queens migrate and hibernate predominantly in warm haven, such as lofts within their own nests – often the size of a golf ball.
Nests most commonly die off, although few do survive. Thus includes all males and workers dying off.
A colony has the ability to produce a population of 25,000 wasps.
Worker wasps life span is short and often only lasts between 12-24 days.
A queen wasps life span is far greater, lasting up to a year.
