Where do Insects Go in Winter?

WHERE DO INSECTS GO IN WINTER? INSECTS DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF SIPPING HOT COCOA BYA FIREPLACE LIKE WE DO. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN, UNIQUE WAYS OF SURVIVING WINTER WEATHER. TO SURVIVE COLD WINTER WEATHER, MANY INSECTS RESPOND IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: COMMUNITY SURVIVAL INSECTS LIKE HONEY BEES KEEP WARM BY GROUPING THEIR BODY HEAT TOGETHER IN A COMMUNAL LIVING AREA MIGRATION MONARCH BUTTERFLIES ARE MOST FAMOUS FOR THIS, BUT OTHER INSECTS ALSO RELOCATE TO AREAS WITH BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE WINTER TORPOR TORPOR IS A TEMPORARY STATE OF IMMOBILITY THAT ALLOWS INSECTS LIKE THE NEW ZEALAND WETA TO TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP TOO LOw DIAPAUSE DIAPAUSE IS A LONGER-LASTING STATE OF IMMOBILITY, SIMILAR TO TORPOR, THAT ALLOWS INSECTS LIKE MOSQUITO LARVAE TO DRASTICALLY SLOW THEIR METABOLISM ANTIFREEZING PROTECTION INSECTS LIKE THE SPRUCE BUDWORM CATERPILLAR NATURALLY PRODUCE MORE GLYCEROL DURING COLDER MONTHS, WHICH PROTECTS THEIR CELLS AND TISSUES FROM FREEZING NATURAL SHELTER MANY INSECTS, ADULT FEMALE MOSQUITOES INCLUDED, USE PROTECTED AREAS LIKE HOLLOW LOGS OR ANIMAL BURROWS IN ADDITION TO DIAPAUSE TO SURVIVE THE WINTER MOSQUITO MAGNET wwW.MOSQUITOMAGNET.COM SOURCES: ABOUT, NPR, NYTIMES, MOSQUITOMAGNET