Q: I’ve heard that not all of our praying mantis types are native. They’re all good for garden pest control though, right, or are some bad instead? A: Maryland is currently home to five species of ...

Science teacher Stuart McCausland calls the praying mantis the “Tyrannosaurus Rex” of the insect world. I’ve seen them eat black widow spiders and large hornets (whose stinger just bent when it hit ...

Have you ever noticed strange, almost alien-like, sacs on your plants? Most people think they are cocoons, but these foamy-looking masses are the egg cases of mantises. The unassuming sacs contain ...

In March, some nurseries will start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis, as a biological control for your garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, but ...

While there are somewhere around 2,000 species of mantids around the world, only three are common on Staten Island. In addition to the native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), the European ...

Q. I have a friend who told me I need to go out in my garden and remove and destroy any invasive Chinese praying mantis egg cases I can find in my landscape and garden. I thought mantises were ...

At this time of year, some nurseries start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis as a biological control for the garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, ...