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found praying mantis egg sac

libbypittsburgh
18 years ago

Hi,

I've found several other praying mantis posts in this forum, and decided it would be a good place for my question:

I was cutting down my ornamental grasses today and found what I know is a praying mantis egg sac attached to a couple of grass stems. Having cut the grass, I was afraid the sac might blow away and get hurt, so I tucked in under some English ivy a few inches down in a place where no one will walk.

Is it safe there? I like having them in the garden and don't want to hurt the chances of having some hatch. By the way, when do they hatch, or is there a certain temperature range when they do?

Thank so much!

Libby

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