![Typically, only the yellowjacket queens survive the winter, but with climate change it may be possible for whole nests to survive. These perennial nests can have tens of thousands of worker yellowjackets. : Typically, only the yellowjacket queens survive the winter, but with climate change it may be possible for whole nests to survive. These perennial nests can have tens of thousands of worker yellowjackets. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/typically-only-the-yellowjacket-queens-survive-the-winter-v0-2mkyOVkL28qWuxpF9V-leMkL_WZ6SouFKuLLG4kG3HI.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bf79fd5bf0ed20a1c15933d953fa638a5b3d844f)
Typically, only the yellowjacket queens survive the winter, but with climate change it may be possible for whole nests to survive. These perennial nests can have tens of thousands of worker yellowjackets. :
![PERENNIAL SOUTHERN YELLOWJACKET NEST IN AN ATYPICAL AERIAL SITUATION - Vespula squamosa - BugGuide.Net PERENNIAL SOUTHERN YELLOWJACKET NEST IN AN ATYPICAL AERIAL SITUATION - Vespula squamosa - BugGuide.Net](https://bugguide.net/images/raw/NZZ/LPZ/NZZLPZKL2Z0L2ZRL9ZNHAZGL1Z4LHREHFHILZR4LLR8H8Z0LDH9HHRIL1Z9H1Z9HRRNHFH4LNZXLJH.jpg)
PERENNIAL SOUTHERN YELLOWJACKET NEST IN AN ATYPICAL AERIAL SITUATION - Vespula squamosa - BugGuide.Net
![PERENNIAL SOUTHERN YELLOWJACKET NEST IN AN ATYPICAL AERIAL SITUATION - Vespula squamosa - BugGuide.Net PERENNIAL SOUTHERN YELLOWJACKET NEST IN AN ATYPICAL AERIAL SITUATION - Vespula squamosa - BugGuide.Net](https://bugguide.net/images/cache/LKP/K0K/LKPK0K2KGKA01QZSBQJ0BQHSBQBKRKC0LK9KGQD0HKWKKK6K5QT0LK10PQ6KKKNK8KNKHKC0HKB0SK10KK2K6QHS2Q.jpg)