If you go to Google and enter 'praying mantis cases', you will get dozen or more offers to sell you the egg cases, from which you ca hatch your own. They make wonderful neighbors, get rid of unwante bugs, aren't noisy or smelly and don't sting. They are also kind o cute, in an outer space alien way. One individual makes a great sho and tell for kindergarden and up. Mauravbs
thoranw wrote:
*That's what I have that they like- a Box Elder!
> Now, where would I get a Mantis to eat them?
>
> Sonya
> > Around here (South Central Nebraska) that would be a Box Elde > Beetle.
> > There are always a few, but some years there are huge numbers. > diagonal
> > red strip on the wing cover as well as outlining.
> >
> > When they get bad, and they begin swarming inside the house, I g > out and
> > catch a praying mantis or two. Once the mantis gets used to you > they're
> > almost a pet, and will occasionally startly you by jumping ont > your hand
> > when you didn't know they were there. And, best part, they catc > and
> > consume large numbers of the beetles. A large mantis will eat 3 o > 4 an
> > hour all day long (probably a female maturing her eggs). Anyway > that's
> > what we do for fun around here.
> >
> > Tom Ellison
> >
> > > They're everywhere this year! A flat black beetle with re
> outlining its
> > > wings. About 3/4" long and about 1/4" wide. I've always had > few[/color]
> around[color=green]
> > > but this year- Wow! Do I have something they like to eat? or wa > it the
> > > right "year" for them. Just curious- they don't seem to b
> eating
> > > anything... I live in Massachusetts. Or is there a good web-sit > for > > insect
> > > ID?
> > >
> > > Sonya
> > >
> > >
> >
> >[/color]
- mauravb Maur
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