Praying Mantis (2 egg cases)

Scientific Name
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

Adult
Up to 2.5 inches, green or brownish with large papery wings.

Eggs
In Fall, females deposit eggs in a frothy secretion which hardens to form a brown or beige egg case, attached to a plant stem. (Contains 40-50 eggs).

Larva
All hatch within one or two hours and they are awesome! The cases do not change
in appearance.

Feeds On
Anything they can catch – good or pest insects. They are very territorial.

Release
Attach to plant, 2″ – 3″ above the ground. To see them hatch, keep case in sealed paper bag in south window – check daily. Can take up to eight weeks in warm weather to hatch.

Rates
3 egg cases per 50 x 100 sq. feet or 10 to 100 per acre.