How to Attract Praying Mantis to your Garden

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One way to maintain an organic garden is to attract praying mantis to your garden. Praying mantis eat insects. They can even eat wasps! So attracting mantis to your yard provides natural pest control. Learn more

How to Attract Praying Mantis to your Garden

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Praying mantis will eat aphids, mosquitoes, flies, caterpillars, grasshoppers, beetles, moths, spiders, roaches, bees, hornets, wasps, and crickets. If you are in a hurry to get praying mantis in your yard, you can always buy a praying mantis egg case . Learn more

Praying mantis love to hide. Provide them some ground cover plants to sneak away in. Hostas are a great choice as they provide an umbrella close to the soil that these fellows will love.

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Praying mantis can get quite thirsty in the hot summer months, so provide them water to stay cool. Place a shallow dish with rocks in it in the garden.

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If you need to use an insecticide, use one that will not harm beneficial bugs. You should be able to find this information right on the label of the product.

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