How do insects survive in winter?
In short . . . Some survive winter and some don’t. The various insects that live in our homes live life pretty normally during the winter months [lifecycles aside]. Other types of insect lay eggs as the climate cools down (Autumn), the parents die off in the winter and a new generation is born when the temperature starts to rise in the spring. Some insects are acclimatised to the cold in countries that are cold all year round. Different insects have varying lifecycles and don’t generally live for years in the same way that we do. Their lifecycles are based around the seasons themselves so Winter doesn’t affect them in the same way as it does humans [Insects don’t need to wear woolly hats, gloves and wellies] it has a much greater effect on their lifecycle rather than lifestyle [can you picture a housefly reading Homes and Gardens ?]. To know more about how the seasons affect insects, you’ll need to look at specific insects to see how their particular lifecycle works. The answers will v
