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Praying Mantid 2 Egg Cases 100 to 400 Babies | 
| Brand: Hirts: Beneficial Insects
This item is no longer available
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 45070
UPC: 045501021000
ASIN: B000MR7B26
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| Features:
| • | Eat a wide variety of insects; beetles, caterpillars, grubs, aphids, grasshoppers & more | | • | Tend to stay in the area where released. | | • | Harmless to people and pets! | | • | Harmless to the environment! |
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Product Description
These ferocious looking creatures eat a wide variety of insects: beetles, caterpillars, grubs, aphids, grass-hoppers, almost anything that moves. But they are so much fun that many people buy them for pets. And since they don't fly, they stay right in the area where they are released. Like ladybugs, preying mantids are completely harmless to people, pets, and the environment. RELEASE: Put the egg case in a bush, hedge, limb, or anything more than two feet above the ground. The egg case may be inserted in the fork of a branch or hung with a piece of string or needle and thread run through the outside of the case. Hanging will help keep birds and rodents from eating the eggs in the case. If ants are in the area oiling the string will help keep them away. LIFE CYCLE: Praying Mantids hatch out of their egg case along the seam that looks like louvered windows with some mud packed on top. They hatch in the Spring when the weather warms, the warmer the temperature, the sooner they hatch. Unlike most insects the Mantids do not hatch as larvae, they emerge as miniature adults, about half an inch long. They will grow through the Spring and Summer until they reach a length of 5 to 6 inches, shedding their skins several times. While most insects are constantly searching for food, Mantids are content to stay in one area and wait for their food to walk by and then grab it with their strong forelegs. This is why they are good to use early in the season, before there are pest problems, and use other insects after pests arrive.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Did Not Hatch May 5, 2008
M. Hite
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
The instructions that came with these said it would take a couple weeks for them to hatch. I have had them now for 4 weeks and they still have not hatched. I called customer service today and the person cut me off and was rude and said I had to wait 6-10 weeks for them to hatch. She also added that they need to get used to the warmth of my area. I live in Texas..........it's warm here. Such a shame because I ordered live lady bugs and they were wonderful.
Don't order from Hirt's! April 29, 2008
Shelly Buzek (Houston, TX United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I purchased the praying mantis egg cases for my daughter. We put them into our mantis habitat and patiently waited for the babies to "hatch". Apparently I was sent duds because the babies never came. What a disappointment for my daughter. When I contacted the seller, the customer service was horrible and they would not acknowledge my problem. Do not order from this seller!!!!!! There are many other places to order praying mantis egg cases.
 Not worth the money May 16, 2008
Little Red Imp (Way North)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased these for my kids and for my garden. The first egg "sack" hatched after about 3 weeks. That was really cool and the kids were very excited. Sadly they wouldn't eat anything we put in with them and most died. We had the tiny flies and I bought special water packets for bugs. We released some of them and I hope they are still alive. I am still waiting for the second set to hatch. We have a mantis box in the window so it will get a lot of warmth.
I wrote Hirts and they never wrote back. I asked them how long I should wait. I will not contact them as this is the second time I have had to contact them about their product and I have not received good service.
purchased two orders praying manyis May 8, 2008
Robert H. Mclaughlin (Coral springs, Florida)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased two units neither unit manifested it self into praying mantis for my granddaughters. have previously purchased the butter fly science project and they all hatched wonderfully.
i would not recommend this product
Not good in Zone 9 and 10 April 28, 2008
Hyunseok Michael Oh (Norwalk, CA USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I live in Zone 10. It's really not good with dry heat. If you live in humid heat. Go for it. Don't get it if you live in Arizona. It won't work without a humidity controlled glass house.
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