Praying mantis egg cases 螳螂泡巢
Praying mantis egg cases 螳螂泡巢
Praying mantises are precious beneficial insects can help in the garden and farm. These egg cases or oothecae (ootheca /oʊ.əˈθiːkə/, pl. oothecae /oʊ.əˈθiːsiː/) one is on climbing rose and the other one is on Clematis.
I hope they will hatch in late spring! Sometimes I still buy couple more just in case if they are not fertilized eggs. Natural insect control for my flowers and veggies is the safest thing to do for your garden! 🙂
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Will have to keep a look out for these… we have loads of the beasties in summer, but never seen the egg cases (yet)
You really have to look for them carefully since the egg cases colour is rather camouflaged. 🙂
Wild! I have never seen these, only the living bugs. Very cool! Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome!
well thanks for the tip – I will be sure to leave any alone that I encounter. Also, liked your nice clear shots.
Thank you!
Came across one of these last year in Yok Don (Vietnam) – amazing
Good! That means that area is not sprayed insecticide too much! I find that using praying mantis egg cases is still safer, cheaper and more effective than insecticide! I hope more farms and gardens will use natural pest control so we can all eat safe food. 🙂
Yok Don is a Nature Reserve in Central Vietnam – so I sincerely hope so. There were many signs of wildlife on the reserve – though the surrounding areas were unfortunately deforested – which was sad to see.
It is always sad to see the wild natural places been destroyed… I heard one of my neighbour said that more rich people bought land and do nothing (let it be or allow local people to collect fruit if there is any) in order to protect land. I was very happy to hear that! Those wise men or/ and women have my respect! 🙂
Yes, I learned this valuable information when I was working in my town’s public garden. I started to cut one of these off a branch and was told immediately “NO!", leave it on, it’s valuable! Good information.
Thanks for visiting and commenting my post! Natural has its own rules, we all should respect that. Having beneficial insects around just back the way it should be. 🙂
I had ordered several Praying Mantis cases last year for my garden and landscape. Of course they are so tiny and vulnerable to predators when they hatch, it’s hard to say how many survived. However, I saw a few here and there throughout the year so I am glad I bought them. They are a wonder addition to a pesticide free garden.
Good for you! More gardeners and farmers use pesticide free method the better! 🙂