[Diana in Wisconsin]

Praying Mantis egg sack, containing hundreds of eggs. Praying Mantis are Good Bugs! (From Eric.)

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I happened to find a praying mantis egg case on a tomato plant that was headed to the compost pile. A bit of Elmer’s Glue and it’s now safely spending the winter on an oleander. I love having them around, but they’ll gladly prey on beneficial as well as nasty bugs. Last year I had one in a lantana favored by the local little yellow butterflies. At the end of summer the ground around its pit was littered with disembodied yellow wings.