Tag Archives: Wasps
Have you ever heard something like this? “With all this (insert some severe weather element) bugs are going to be a huge problem this year.” Well, they’re not too far off, depending on what they’re talking about of course. We have learned that all drastic weather change leads to more suitable conditions for one insect species or another, depending on the conditions. That means there will always be some sort …Read More
Each fall most old queen and worker wasps die off as cold weather sets in. However, new queens, or foundress queens, that have found harborage over the winter will survive and emerge in Spring to begin a new colony. These new queens will have been fertilized in the fall and found a safe haven in and around your property…often the worst is when you find them in the attic, or …Read More
Standing in 8 inches of snow on the side of a mountain in Idaho was not where I expected to see a bug trucking along by my feet. As impossible as I thought it was at 23 degrees, there he was, seemingly unaffected. It was a snow flea. An insect so well adapted to the cold that they couldn’t endure the heat of sitting in your hand. Since insects are cold …Read More