B Brandon Active member Joined Sep 13, 2005 Messages 27 Reaction score 0 Location Northeast USA Nov 13, 2005 #2 Can you tell if a mantis ootheca is fertile?
Rick Well-known member Joined Dec 15, 2004 Messages 15,907 Reaction score 583 Location NC Nov 13, 2005 #3 Not by looking at it. If it hatches then you know it was fertile.