Natural Pest Control – Praying Mantis and Dragon Fly!生物防治法-螳螂和蜻蜓
Praying mantis will eat anything moves which the size they can grab. Dragon fly will take any insects which flying in the air or resting in visible range. Great predators to control garden pest!
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Oh, I wish I could find a praying mantis in my potager!
You can purchase couple around April on line or in some local nurseries.
I bought lots for my clients and myself every spring for many years now. They work great for my garden and clients’ garden. 🙂 Love the food chain/net in nature, not toxic or not damage plants. Great for veggie garden!
The green one is very well hidden. I think I would probably just walk right past it!
Somehow I always can see them…they will hide from me when they realize I can see them…
I had an overflow of praying mantis in my garden last summer. There was a very big and fat one just by our entrance for days (pregnant? it had smaller ones visiting it too). I hope they will return again this year. My girls love watching them too.
The male one’s abdomen has 8 sections, but the female one has only 6 sections and chubbier. They mate in end of fall and then female will lay eggs in egg cases. The eggs will hatch in next spring or somewhere warmer (some insect lovers love to observe them indoor. They keep an egg case in a mesh tent to observe them from eggs hatch to full grown, mate and then die.)
Oh that’s great, spring just officially started yesterday (in NZ), so I’ll be looking out for them.
Good luck!
We have dragonflies, but first come the damselflies. The damsels appear early and are quite numerous. They are small, blue, and tend to be most abundant in the lawn. I put together a little information and a few references at http://garryrogers.com/2011/12/31/dragonflies-and-damselflies. Your comments would be appreciated.
Very nice image and info! 🙂
When we were children, we chased and capture dragonflies. We were all fascinated with praying mantis and we put it on the palms of our hands.
Years of pesticide over dosage, our environment become toxic and lost balance. Lots of beneficial insects couldn’t keep up the speed as they should. Sad… Even with my garden, no chemical for about 5 years then the balance is now normal.
I hope more people realize this and rather eat maybe leafy veggies with holes instead of “perfect" looking produce with invisible pesticide.
Two of my three favorite insects–with the third being the luna moth. Thanks for posting.
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nice capturing..:)
Thank you! I can always find these good helpers in my garden!
Too good..keep it up
Thanks!