South Carolina, as well as any other state, is known to have a number of state icons, from birds to butterflies and fish. The Palmetto state also has an insect. That’s right. South Carolina has an ...

South Carolina, as well as other states, is known to have a number of state icons, from birds to butterflies and fish. The Palmetto State also has an insect. That’s right. South Carolina has an ...

Q: I’ve heard that not all of our praying mantis types are native. They’re all good for garden pest control though, right, or are some bad instead? A: Maryland is currently home to five species of ...

While there are somewhere around 2,000 species of mantids around the world, only three are common on Staten Island. In addition to the native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), the European ...

At this time of year, some nurseries start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis as a biological control for the garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, ...

Nowadays, it seems like anyone can have any kind of pet that fits their heart’s desires, even if it is happiest and belongs in the wild. Our social media pages are filled with breeders begging ...

Have you ever noticed strange, almost alien-like, sacs on your plants? Most people think they are cocoons, but these foamy-looking masses are the egg cases of mantises. The unassuming sacs contain ...

Q. I have a friend who told me I need to go out in my garden and remove and destroy any invasive Chinese praying mantis egg cases I can find in my landscape and garden. I thought mantises were ...