carolina mantis cold tolerance

[robo mantis]

I live in northwest indiana and was wondering if carolina mantids would survive well here? Like how much cold can their ootheca stand?

 

[Ntsees]

Since it's a native, it should be able to withstand snow.

 

[LauraMG]

They're all over the place as native so they should be okay. Oklahoma had one of the most harsh winters on record here, going over a month below freezing and I think 3 blizzards (might have been 4) and I've seen more Carolinas this season than I ever have. Resilient little buggers!

 

[robo mantis]

Ok cool because i'm going to try and get a few ooths and release some in my garden. My garden is full of bugs to eat. So i want to release some there so i can have a population in my backyard to watch.

 

[Rick]

I grew up in central IL and they were all over there.

 

[Hypoponera]

We had quite a few in Valpo. Chinese mantids seemed more common, or at least more easily spotted.