Disney I had the same thing happen Last yr around Xmas really Stunk bad took 3 cards befor they finally sent me one that was ok...

No prob i found them on ebay you sure 1 sack will work ?
I hope it helps they have Lady bugs on ebay too Now cool and better deals them March Biological.. and the place i got mine LOL was in Florida as soon as the weather gets dry ill go get the plants and hopefully the egg case will be here ..


I got too look up alot of info trying to see if i could find out what those where thanks for the challenge..Tammy

I just ordered 5 Chinese Praying Mantis egg sacks from ebay. I paid $13.00 total including S&H, and insurance(my choice). They say that they are freshly picked and have never been subjected to artificial temperatures such as a refrigerator or freezer and that the egg cases are naturally stored in the outdoors of Ohio.

As for the Lady Bugs, they are cheaper at March Biological, at least for 1500 of them. I haven ot ordered any (yet, we'll see).

Wish me luck. Now all I have to do is keep spraying them off and hope that my new friends get here quick and hatch even quicker.

Any further advise is very welcome.

Thank you, again.

Well, My egg sacks should arrive tomorrow and I hope they hatch REAL quick. I purchased a 10 gallon tank for the eggs when they get here. My tree is starting to show some damage even thogh there are about 10-20 (that I can see). So far I have not found any eggs that they may have layed. I inspected every leaf, top and bottom today, but that doesn't mean that there won't be any there tommorow.

I'm not sure if I should get any Lady bugs. Does anyone know if they will help?

Thanks

HUGS Disney Um i looked at the list i got of what lady bugs will and wont eat and that one is Iffy.. the Praying mantis will destroy them though ..

i no longer need food for my mantis and bought another 10 egg sacks since now everyone in my neighbor hood wants to go organit ..90% of them are on Oxegine or medicare LOL .. then there are us 10% who actually help out with the 90% ..

Ive been known to go 1 block to pick up a quarter Mr jenkins dropped LOL Tammy

Thanks. I was reading how to recapture ladybugs and thought that I will use that tech. for catching food for the mantis. Hopefully it will work. It said to take a nylon stocking and place it over the end of the vaccuum hose so you can vaccuum them up and the bugs won't get killed. So since I have an outside plug at my back patio and there are always tons of bugs (especially since I have the plant lights on till 11 pm) it shouldn't be a problem. I will just have to be sure to leave some for the toads. They are always at least 5 of them out there, not including the tree frogs that take up residence on the top of my sliding glass doors near the flood lights.

Thanks again.

O.K. I received me egg sacks today and the guy sent me 7 of them (yippee 2 extra).

Hey Westwood, what do I do to help them hatch? I figured that I would tape them to the side of the tank and have them near the plant lights for warmth, but I'm just guessing at what to do.

Thanks

what i do is grab string and make a loop knot like your gonna start making a crochey line then put it around the egg top.. about 6-7 inches from the bottom how warm is your house 70 degrees for 20 days there hatched have a little moisture in the tank i spray just a mist in the walls for the moisture have the top on and wait when they hatch have some small bugs .. Flightless fruit flys ( off Aquabid) works well .. only like 7 bucks total and she is in your area too .. Misty i think is her name on there but look up live food get them befor they hatch you can put in 1 or 2 of the coffee pot deals have small cuttings of rose plants in there and they can get the water from the food Or as jerry said put in a damp cloth for moisture... all of my new ones are in the gh or the back yard and 2 in a tank ben for hatching since the 2 i was going to send you are Now not needed i am giving thm to a kindergarden class ..Tammy


There fun to watch

Tammy:
Did you say you are a teacher on a while back thread?
I am just wondering.
Benny

I used to be.. I had an accedent that really messed me up bad ..
I got shot in the head in 97 but befor that had chemo for cancer at 20 so i had to let it go ..
i used to be a kindergarden sub teacher (part time) i also did alot of stuff while growing up building houses and working as security gaurd for the air port .. now im kinda not doing the fun stuff im working as a guard for the state on there tough flagging Jobs summers and winters security gaurd for the local casino .. when im not i have tons of little kids come play in the park acrossed my street i have been lucky to meet since the City doesnt think the park needs a restroom the boys Potty on the trees and the girls came over to use my bathroom .. after awhile its been fun they knock and i open the door and kids run to the bathroom .. of course i had to go meet the parents to let them know im ok as well as its ok for the little ones to use my home potty .. some of the parents have to work till 6 pm and when the little ones get out of school come here and visit with me .. Since i had to opt early on weather i wanted children or not its a Blessing ..Tammy

i was just thinking that didnt answer your Question either LOL
ok Yes and no Im not paid but i loved teaching so much i ust cant really stop ..
learning from a childs eyes and how they think about things is intregig to me ..

so im trying to teach them things to get them interested into school
half of these little ones couldnt read when they started comming here 5 yrs ago now they ask to go to the library every saterday ..
i have a 4 yr old Amy sue who is kinda my bratt if her parents go out she stays the night with me OK i know dont get Partial but she is just like me when i was her age ..

she is reading a book 2000 leagues under the sea .. DID you catch her age 4 yrs old ... she already read Moby dick , Lord of the rings (children series) she is just a bright little one im enjoying her alot since i cant have my own and i graduated colledge at 18.. Befor i got shot i could actually spell LOL Tammy

Thanks Tammy for letting us know your inner secrets.
I respect you for what you are.
Benny

Just know im human and there are 3 things i adore in life ..
the main one being children , animals and then plants ...

Im me and yes i too am proud to be who i am and you should be too .. Sorry i didnt find that to be a secret just the trueth ..Tammy

I'm the same way. Kids, animals, plants. I volunteer at my kids school most school days full time with my youngest son (just turned 3). That little boy runs the front office, and 2 class rooms, it's hysterical.

I will get some flightless fruit flys. How do you keep them?

I have put 2 egg sacks in the tank and the rest in a bag taped to the inside of my fridge. On the bottom of the tank I put 2 (atttached) pieces of paper towel and then I folded another and soaked that and put it into a tiny glass bowl in the corner of the tank. I also covered 2/3 of the screened cover with a placemat. The tank is resting one side against the heating pad that has the seedlings to be on it.

Thanks

Well the last couple of days I have only found 2-3 of them. I am still hosing off the tree 3x daily. Thankfully it has been VERY hot here so I have not had to worry about my tree in regards to all that water it has been getting from hosing the buggers off. My lawn is pretty much brown and I water my flowers and other plants everyday morning very well and by the time night comes they are wilting, so I water them again at night. They look great each morning though. Looking forward to atleast a little bit of rain.

None of my egg sacks have hatched yet. O.K. so I am a little bit anxious, but can you blame me. The are hanging pretty in the tank and a small bowl with a folded up soaked paper towel inside and the tank is sitting on a heating pad set on low.

Thanks

WOW tonight i have my 6 yrs old Niece amy sue and my friends 4 yr old daughter amy sue ..Does that sound safe ? LOL


both girls are fun and really my favs but we just had a battle here My niece says i love her more because of blood and amy sue (friends daughter) says i love all the kids the same so i got the big Q...

Hope i answered it correctly ..
I said i love you all for many different reasons and Its the same ..

Disney the mantids take 15-20 days to hatch sometimes 3 weeks ..

We had some out in the green house and glad there out there the Hail for the last 4 days would of ruined my plants i have 2 sacks in the house set uo the same way yours are except i have some fake aquaroum tank Plant holders holding onto some real stems from a rose bush that was loaded with bugs LOL Tammy