RogerB
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[SIZE=medium]Fellow mantid people,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Greetings! Praying mantises are one of my very favorite animals. My backyard includes a small meadow about 1-1/2 acres in size. I brush hog the meadow each fall to keep it from going to woods. Last fall, October 2012, I collected 7 praying mantis egg cases. They wintered outside in a somewhat protected area, and early this spring I staked the egg cases out in the meadow dispersing them with plenty of space in between. I’ve been checking the oothecae every few days and see no evidence of hatching. I’m thinking it’s too early for them to hatch right now. I don’t see much food for the nymphs. So when do praying mantis egg cases typically hatch “in nature” in the northeast Ohio area of the US? Have any of you actually observed the hatch? Any info would be greatly appreciated.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Thanks,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=11pt]Roger barker [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Greetings! Praying mantises are one of my very favorite animals. My backyard includes a small meadow about 1-1/2 acres in size. I brush hog the meadow each fall to keep it from going to woods. Last fall, October 2012, I collected 7 praying mantis egg cases. They wintered outside in a somewhat protected area, and early this spring I staked the egg cases out in the meadow dispersing them with plenty of space in between. I’ve been checking the oothecae every few days and see no evidence of hatching. I’m thinking it’s too early for them to hatch right now. I don’t see much food for the nymphs. So when do praying mantis egg cases typically hatch “in nature” in the northeast Ohio area of the US? Have any of you actually observed the hatch? Any info would be greatly appreciated.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Thanks,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=11pt]Roger barker [/SIZE]