They will start new colonies in the spring. The males die soon after mating. Wasps are often confused with bees. They are not usually furry and many are predators. Wasps have unbarbed stingers that can be used again and again.
Bees have barbed stingers which are left in the victim.
After using it's stinger, a bee soon dies. Bees only use their stingers in self-defence, while wasps can use them repeatedly to obtain food. Wasps have a life cycle similar to the bumblebee. Some build nests of paper in trees, others live in the ground. Some are solitary, others live in colonies.