wordmerchant
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Hi everyone,
I'm Paul! I'm from New Zealand, where I quickly fell in love with our local species (Orthodera novaezealandiae) and was delighted to learn about all the other species around the world.
Now living in Coquitlam, BC, Canada, I acquired a Chinese Green Mantis ootheca from the Victoria Bug Zoo back in March. I've been keeping it in a ventilated jar in my garage, and misting it daily, but they haven't hatched yet. Maybe I should move it outside, where it's a little warmer?
Of course, once they hatch, my plan is to separate them into individual containers and raise them from there. I understand they're a popular species for beginners.
The Victoria Bug Zoo warned me not to release any into the garden for pest control, because 1. they don't discriminate between pest and beneficial insects and 2. they are known to eat hummingbirds once they reach adult size. Not that I would release them in the first place, mind, seeing as they're not native to BC.
What do you reckon about selling some of the nymphs? I don't want to get involved in shipping or anything as involved in that, but I thought it would be neat to set up little habitats for the nymphs and maybe sell them at a yard sale or something low-key like that? Are there any regulations against that sort of thing?
Please pardon my ignorance, as I'm very new to this forum and am still learning my way around. You all sound like a brilliant lot!
Cheers,
Paul
I'm Paul! I'm from New Zealand, where I quickly fell in love with our local species (Orthodera novaezealandiae) and was delighted to learn about all the other species around the world.
Now living in Coquitlam, BC, Canada, I acquired a Chinese Green Mantis ootheca from the Victoria Bug Zoo back in March. I've been keeping it in a ventilated jar in my garage, and misting it daily, but they haven't hatched yet. Maybe I should move it outside, where it's a little warmer?
Of course, once they hatch, my plan is to separate them into individual containers and raise them from there. I understand they're a popular species for beginners.
The Victoria Bug Zoo warned me not to release any into the garden for pest control, because 1. they don't discriminate between pest and beneficial insects and 2. they are known to eat hummingbirds once they reach adult size. Not that I would release them in the first place, mind, seeing as they're not native to BC.
What do you reckon about selling some of the nymphs? I don't want to get involved in shipping or anything as involved in that, but I thought it would be neat to set up little habitats for the nymphs and maybe sell them at a yard sale or something low-key like that? Are there any regulations against that sort of thing?
Please pardon my ignorance, as I'm very new to this forum and am still learning my way around. You all sound like a brilliant lot!
Cheers,
Paul
