So i began to watch the shrub closely and after i watched the Mantis eat a few Lady bugs and found that the weekly 30 or so Lady Bugs i released on the shrub are actually the food source for the Praying Mantis.
The Mantis is an adult so i am not sure if younger Mantis's eat aphids.
In...
After a few weeks of seeing it daily i began to wonder why it had not cleared the shrub of aphids and for that matter why the Lady Bugs i was releasing every week on the plant were not clearing the shrub of aphids. All the other nearby Shrubs (Pyracantha) were fairly clear of the little pests.
i have a Praying Mantis in an aphid infested shrub near my front door. When i first saw it i was excited because i know that they are carnivorous and eat a lot of garden pests. i live in an apartment and the Landscapers trim the shrubs often so when i saw the Praying Mantis again on the same...
i have a Praying Mantis in an aphid infested shrub near my front door.
When i first saw it i was excited because i know that they are carnivorous and eat a lot of garden pests. i live in an apartment and the Landscapers trim the shrubs often so when i saw the Praying Mantis again on the...