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So I purchased a few Chinese mantis oothes last year and kept them refrigerated during the winter, I put them out about a month ago and have been keeping an eye on them, I noticed one in the works of babies coming out, I check another and they were everywhere. I'm concerned now that we are...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I didn't know about the winged ones not being able to fly.

Can fruit flies be refrigerated without killing them? I bought flightless fruit flies and noticed some have wings, I'm concerned about some escaping when I open the container and becoming a pest problem in the house.

So last year I bought 28 Tenodera sinensis oothecae and kept them in a brown paper bag in my refrigerator for about 3 months during the winter, once spring came I put them outside and got 0 of them to hatch. I bought 15 more this year and was thinking it would be better to keep them outside...

Well negative 15 was the coldest temp it was last winter, neg 22 I believe is the all time record low for my area. It's not common to get that cold here but it happens on rare occasions. Though -15 was the coldest it got it did remain below 0 for a good while so I'm guessing that could have...

I wish there were some natives around to appreciate it. Unless your including flies,hornets, wasps, mosquitos and stink bugs.

So earlier this year I purchased 28 Chinese mantis oothes, I kept them in a brown paper bag in my fridge for about a month and put them out at random spots in my back yard late april. So far none have hatched any, I took one out of curiosity and tore it open and seen a few really small dead...

No I haven't, it's rare for me to find any mantids in my area, when I do it's usually t. Sinensis. I seen one last year and it was few years since I seen any before that. Though I don't spend much time activly searching for any, I usually find them on my deck or if I'm lucky enough to spot one...

I'll keep my eyes open for them, if I can find them cheap enough I'll certainly pick a few up.

I have a good varity of plants surrounding my back yard, I do have bamboo on the back edge where the woods begin, ive seen chineese mantids in my area but very rarely, maybe once every few years, I'm hoping to increase the population so I can see them more often and for pest control.

Thanks for the responses.

Hi all, I'm putting an order in for some Chinese mantis oothes to put in my backyard with hopes of seeing some adults in the months to come. I'm not sure if the timing is right to put them out once I get them, I live in western pennsylvania where the temps are still getting as low as the upper...

Thanks Rick, thats actually good to hear about the woods, I do have thick surrounding weedy areas seperating the properties in my yard, the woods are at the back, I just assumed they would prefer heading there instead of sticking around the weedy areas. Thanks for the species advice, I just...

Thanks for the responces everyone. I have had them as pets in the past but its been years, I do plan on getting a few to keep but ill probably get them in 3rd to 4th instars. Hopefully ill be sucessful in getting a nice population outside, there are lots of places for them to live but with the...

Hello all, I was hoping to populate my back yard next year with Tenodera Sinensis for both insect control and just hoping to see my favorite insect since it's been years since i've had the pleasure of seeing one in the wild. I live just outside of Pittsburgh and have lots of woods surrounding...