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Hey there! Stoked to be approved for this group. Mostly joining for my momma bear to get info because she is wanting to figure out getting mantis for her garden to keep down bug infestations! To be a natural predator/pest control instead of pesticides ๐Ÿคข

I will be posting that in another area but just wanted to introduce myself & her basically, Leah & Rhonda! Hi!

๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹ we are newbies to this world so plz be kind! Xo
 
Hey there! Stoked to be approved for this group. Mostly joining for my momma bear to get info because she is wanting to figure out getting mantis for her garden to keep down bug infestations! To be a natural predator/pest control instead of pesticides ๐Ÿคข

I will be posting that in another area but just wanted to introduce myself & her basically, Leah & Rhonda! Hi!

๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹ we are newbies to this world so plz be kind! Xo
Welcome! Mantises are not a form of pest control despite what may be advertised! They are simply predators. They eat beneficial and non-beneficial insects. They make cute additions gardens either way.

I recommend maybe trying to catch one outside and keep them for a pet. Maybe see how it goes! Do you live in a southern part of Canada?
 
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Welcome! Mantises are not a form of pest control despite what may be advertised! They are simply predators. They eat beneficial and non-beneficial insects. They make cute additions gardens either way.
The study which claimed mantids didn't eat crickets in field plots (the number of crickets increased) was refuted in a follow-up study by its own author a few years later but the myth that mantids are not beneficial lives on.
 
Hey there! Stoked to be approved for this group. Mostly joining for my momma bear to get info because she is wanting to figure out getting mantis for her garden to keep down bug infestations! To be a natural predator/pest control instead of pesticides ๐Ÿคข

I will be posting that in another area but just wanted to introduce myself & her basically, Leah & Rhonda! Hi!

๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹ we are newbies to this world so plz be kind! Xo
Welcome!
 
Just because an insect is beneficial does not necessarily make it a viable means of pest control. Iโ€™m happy if youโ€™re able to prove me wrong on this notion for mantises though. Itโ€™s just theyโ€™re still generalists and will eat anything they can get their little claws on. Including beneficial pollinators.
 
Welcome! Mantises are not a form of pest control despite what may be advertised! They are simply predators. They eat beneficial and non-beneficial insects. They make cute additions gardens either way.

I recommend maybe trying to catch one outside and keep them for a pet. Maybe see how it goes! Do you live in a southern part of Canada?
Ah gotchaaa prob will just have to get lady bugs instead! We live in southern Saskatchewan but havenโ€™t ever seen a mantis out in the wild before!
 
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