Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
I've been frequenting Home Depot and Lowe's a lot lately. I've seen boxes of praying mantis larva at the check-out in the garden center. Has anyone purchased and of these larva? Is there more than one in the box? Do they actually survive and develop?

Last year a local nursery was selling lady bugs in the early spring. That nursery is closed now. I'm not sure why, because most others are up and running.

I think both Lady Bugs and Mantis eat garden pest, but if I were the Lady Bug I'd avoid the Mantis.