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Oct 28, 2015 4:01 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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I've heard that only queens survive to overwinter, after the workers die out. Then, a new nest will be started eventually before spring. Now, I've occasionally seen wasps in the winter here in my area of Texas...not sure if that is only the queens foraging.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
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