Thanks. That explains it. I'm curious what this year's broods will sound like. The 2021 brood sounded like a martian spaceship or something. Not at all like the annual variety.
Does anyone understand the timing of these emergences? It seems to me we had an emergence fairly recently. 2021, I think? Apparently two different Brood X species will coincide this summer. But they can't be the same species as we had in 2021, because it's been neither 13 nor 17 years since...
I may end up getting some flies from you in the future Rebecca. Roaches are working for me, but I'm not sure they're the ideal choice. You've got to be real careful not to create little nooks and crannies where the roaches can stay out of reach of the mantises. Like between the inside wall of...
I think a pooter is the only way to control small quantities. I've been using a regular plastic straw with some mesh (panty hose) rubber-banded over the mouth side.
I kept all my newborn Chinese mantis nymphs in the same container for quite some time. I'm sure there were significant die offs, but I started out with way more than I needed. It's as if two little nymphs merge into one nymph that's twice as big. A worthwhile tradeoff.