DEAR GARDEN COACH: I found these growths on my crepe myrtle bush when I was pruning. Can you identify them for me? Are they harming my plant? Stephen M., Brentwood DEAR STEPHEN: Consider yourself a ...

In March, some nurseries will start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis, as a biological control for your garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, but ...

The European mantis is the only native species of praying mantis in Europe. Photo: Getty Images Once considered an exotic insect, the European mantis has long been native to Germany. With a bit of ...

I found a praying mantis in my garden recently. It was bright green, about 3 inches long. The turning head and upright posture of mantids gives them a unique appearance. The praying mantis may be ...

If you come across a praying mantid (or praying mantis) in your garden, its large body, giant eyes and swiveling neck may be startling. Don’t be alarmed. Praying mantids are beneficial insects that ...

Q: I’ve heard that not all of our praying mantis types are native. They’re all good for garden pest control though, right, or are some bad instead? A: Maryland is currently home to five species of ...

No matter how many times I come across one, I always get a kick when I find a praying mantis egg case. The tan-colored egg cases are somewhat common but hard enough to find that it makes them a bit of ...

Decades from now, when humanity has been reduced to small populations hiding in catacombs deep beneath the earth from the Praying Mantii Overlords, they will think back to that fateful, accursed day ...

DEAR STEPHEN: Consider yourself a lucky gardener. These growths are actually egg sacks of the praying mantis, a beneficial insect for your garden. Two praying mantis egg sacks. The one on top is from ...

At this time of year, some nurseries start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis as a biological control for the garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, ...