Who should get praying mantises? Are mantises good or bad for the garden? Some people get worried about Chinese praying mantises vs hummingbirds. But what about the pest control they offer? Preying mantises eat stink bugs as natural pest control. Mantises also eat spotted lanternflies.

0:00 Intro: Praying mantis controversy
0:25 Natnative vs invasive status of Chinese mantis
1:21 What do praying mantises eat?
2:08 Praying mantis vs hummingbird vs conservationists
2:52 How to get rid of stink bug pests
3:26 How to get rid of spotted lanternfly pests
4:19 Benefits of praying mantises for the garden
4:48 Carolina mantis native US species
5:08 How to order praying mantis egg cases
5:49 How to hatch praying mantis eggs indoors
6:11 Baby praying mantises hatching from egg case
6:40 Saving mantis egg cases for the next year
7:30 Why praying mantises are good
8:03 Kids like to play with praying mantises

Are Chinese Praying Mantises Invasive?

Some gardeners recognize praying mantises to be a great asset in the garden. They expect mantids to keep plants free of pests that can do harm. But they instruct people to make sure to get the native Carolina mantis. They falsely refer to the Chinese praying mantis as "invasive." Although the European & Chinese mantises are both nonnatives, they certainly are not invasives.

Do Praying Mantises Eat Beneficial Insects?

Some conservationists also claim that Chinese mantises pose the risk of preying on pollinators and butterflies. They try to create the perception that the native Carolina mantises do not feed on any "beneficial" insects. But this is not true. All mantises living in the US are indiscriminate predators. The primary distinction between the Carolina mantis and its nonnative cousins is its smaller size. The reduced size limits the types of prey that a Carolina mantis can catch. It is certainly large enough to catch precious pollinators like bees.

Praying Mantises Eating Hummingbirds???

One of the biggest controversies surrounding mantises has involved praying mantises vs hummingbirds. The larger Chinese mantises have been known to eat larger animals from reptiles to amphibians to birds. That includes our beloved hummingbirds. For this reason, many people have vilified the Chinese mantis. In reality, the list of hummingbird predators is quite large: Dragonflies, Spiders, Frogs, Snakes & other birds like Sharpshinned Hawks, American Kestrels, Merlins, Mississippi Kites, and Loggerhead Shrikes. Then of course, there is the most obvious: sweet adorable Cats. In reality, there's no sane basis for singling out Chinese mantises.

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