passthat2me
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All natural...All the time.....they eat any & everything....including small rodents and birds!!!
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garden nursery or online @tiptopbio.com...the garden nursery in my neighborhood sells themWhere do you buy those at???
I didn't buy any, and I have a few on my plants as well.^Yes.
I guess if you use the same site enough, they might actually settle in naturally, long-term?
I bought a thing of lady bugs and a few days later I didn't see a single live one. This looks pretty cool though, and if they'll stay longer I will see about getting an egg sack.If your lucky they'll come naturally.....I just found two in my garden but theyre still babies... hopefully they stay and get large enough to eat the damn grasshoppers! >=[ if not I'm def gonna buy an egg sack...you get like 100 babies for $9 at the local nursery...don't buy lady bugs tho, they rarely stay...I've tried 3 times just to have them all fly off by morning... the mantis is more likely to stay and some will even let you touch them...its kinda creepy but cool lol
They definitely stay longer, if you have a serious enough pest problem - My sister kept about 10 of these through summer in her tiny strawberry patch in a half-barrel. She said in 8 hours they'd hardly move on the leaf she put them, haha.I bought a thing of lady bugs and a few days later I didn't see a single live one. This looks pretty cool though, and if they'll stay longer I will see about getting an egg sack.
Hmm than this sounds like something I should do for outdoor crop. I read a review on the page linked by doowmd, and one said they put one of the egg cases in the fridge to be hatched later. Will that work?They definitely stay longer, if you have a serious enough pest problem - My sister kept about 10 of these through summer in her tiny strawberry patch in a half-barrel. She said in 8 hours they'd hardly move on the leaf she put them, haha.
Thanks man.found this on answers.com:
Can you store praying mantis eggs in the refrigerator until ready to use?
Answer:
yes BUT THEY NEED 8 TO 10 WEEKS OF WARM WEATHER TO HATCH
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_store_praying_mantis_eggs_in_the_refrigerator_until_ready_to_use
8-10 wks....I have no idea where that came from...two wks of temps no lower then 80 will hatch'em....that's frozen or refrigerated!Thanks man.