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 ...

It’s very difficult to forget the distinctive appearance of a praying mantis after seeing one for the first time. The most common species of mantis here in East Central Indiana is the Chinese praying ...

Introduced accidentally into the eastern part of the United States in the late 19th century, Tenodera sinensis—Chinese praying mantis—is as cherished as it is demonized. I admit to having emotions ...

The news about “murder hornets” making it to the United States prompted an old video of one of the hornets being eaten by a praying mantis to circulate on Twitter. Now everyone is wondering if the ...

Washington — The praying mantis is considered a beneficial bug in that it eats annoying insects such as stink bugs — but they also can consume backyard birds. “There have been several reports, and ...

For visual texture and privacy, add a climbing vine to your landscape plan. Most houseplants do not require fertilizer in the winter. Draw garden plans on paper to see where you can fit more plants.

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 ...

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 ...

While searching through a jumble of clay pots, I had abandoned by the side of the garden I found a praying mantis egg case secured to the side of a pot. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t think praying ...

You may have noticed some large, charismatic insect friends hanging out in tall grasses or low bushes lately, or perhaps absorbing the warmth of the sun on the side of a building. Late summer and ...

Washington — The praying mantis is considered a beneficial bug in that it eats annoying insects such as stink bugs — but they also can consume backyard birds. “There have been several reports, and ...