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Yes, nepenthes plants do generally like well-drained soil; but not to dry out. There may have been excess water on the leaves to cause that mildew. There is a more dangerous fungus to these plants that starts red and turns black; but that is not it. Good air movement should help eliminate the...

The theory of Bagua Zhang is to stay grounded and use excessive force to stop multiple attackers. There are very few kicks because it leaves you vulnerable. Another point is to attack your opponent from different angles (circle behind them for example) so that you get the advantage. Moving your...

Bagua Zhang (Chinese), Aikido (Japanese), Hapkido (Korean), Tae Kwon Do (Korean). I did Tae Kwon Do for about 8 years.

I have tried a Giant Asian vs wasp and the mantis won.

Very cool, thanks for the link.

Not true. The myth is that they need really high humidity, so they are sold with a plastic dome on top. Light is far more important, and while you can grow them indoors, improper light will cause long, weak leaves and slow trapping mechanisms. These plants also need a cold dormancy period which...

Venus Fly Traps require intese light and are best grown outside in full sun. This plant is dangerous to your mantid regardless of size. The VFT trap has trigger hairs that could be tripped by leg of a much larger mantid. Nice plant, but I would take it out immediately. Bonsai trees typically...

I am very new to mantids. I bought a Giant Asian ooth from this site a few months ago and the nymphs are doing great. No accidents yet. I had a few mantids in a container with some utrics, which are harmless to them, and a few non-cps.

Hi Alex, Welcome, I'm Dave S. from terraforums.com. I'm planning to setup a display for keeping Giant Asian mantids at an upcoming carnivorous plant show in September. Your pictures came out nice.

Better air movement and some live Long Fiber Sphagnum Moss (LFS) as a substrate will help prevent mold. I am not sure of a safe way (for mantids) to treat the mold without removing it.

They are very small right now, so it is difficult to tell. I have them on a flower stalk of a plant and the nymphs are right there. I have witnessed them eating some black aphids that I dropped in their tank yesterday.

Not meal-wrom. The Latin names are Ferrisia virgata, Phenacoccus solani, Planococcus citri, Pseudoccous longispinus.

The mealy bugs are small, but they still do have the wooly, thread-like stuff surrounding them. The whitefly is still in the larva stage on the underside of a Jasmine plant leaf. It would appear that the nymphs are going after both of them.

I have some just hatched Giant Asian nymphs (thanks, Rick). I have some fruitflies for them, but what about feeding them mealy bugs and whiteflys? I have source of these from some infected plants. I have not used any insecticides or other chemicals on the plants yet.

I received an ooth from Rick in great shape; quick shipping, excellent communication and packaging. I would gladly buy again from Rick and I highly recommend him as a seller.