Queen wasp/hornet in january?

[Finley100]

Hi,

today i found a thing that looked liked a queen hornet or wasp if was very weak and my windows were closed so it didnt fly in and when i found it it couldnt fly, i have asked my brother and he said it could have nested somewere in the loft (converstion) thats were i found it would any1 no if i could have birth going on in my room thanks.

[Adam Cheeseman]

Not at the moment. Adult queens hibernate, quite often indoors, whilst the workers all die off. Due to the mild weather she presumably woke up and came out for a womble about.

Cheers,

Adam

[thunder]

I often find queen wasps hibernating in the curtains - they will wake up if the weather gets warmer or if the heating is turned up.

henrya