tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post3123770126107508451..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Good mantids, bad mantidsJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-36211510494054111422023-10-11T19:50:56.201-04:002023-10-11T19:50:56.201-04:00Found a lovely Carolina mantis IN our daycare scho...Found a lovely Carolina mantis IN our daycare school building on Bethel rd! Second one I’ve ever seen in my life, it was an honor. The other: in the prairie restoration at Whetstone parkJared Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552483148980651048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-87980390902182230272020-10-15T00:11:55.563-04:002020-10-15T00:11:55.563-04:00I have been lucky enough to have a Carolina Mantis...I have been lucky enough to have a Carolina Mantis move into my big flower planter on my fence, she has been living there for almost two months! I live in New Jersey and I've only ever experienced the big green Chinese Mantis around here so it was a treat to see a new kind. I'm glad that picked my planter to live in and I throw all sort of crickets and caterpillars in there for her, she is incredibly smart and a patient and cunning hunter. It's now October and getting cold I am going to bring the planter inside and hand it on my guestroom wall, I'm not going to let the cold take out my girl I've grown to fond.Nicholasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-52484883619447555282018-04-20T14:50:45.884-04:002018-04-20T14:50:45.884-04:00Where can I buy native "Carolina" mantis...Where can I buy native "Carolina" mantis? I don't want to contribute to native species decline? Also, will they survive in South Florida? Claytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-22477220024450211912017-09-26T01:04:15.676-04:002017-09-26T01:04:15.676-04:00Today, my mother sent me a few pictures of a Carol...Today, my mother sent me a few pictures of a Carolina Mantis she found on our portch. This reminded me that a friend showed me this post about native mantids, and how uncommon they are. My friend was surprised when I told him that I found these small mantids all the time in the southwest side of Columbus, near downtown. Ever since I was young I've found the Carolina Mantis in about equal number to the others. I don't know why these little treasures are doing well in my area, contrary to this article, but hey, it's just nice to see them around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292613543987234023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-41376148305964378692017-09-21T16:00:20.282-04:002017-09-21T16:00:20.282-04:00Like yourself and most of the people here I absolu...Like yourself and most of the people here I absolutely love and am completely enthralled by mantids. I have seen numerous Chinese Mantids. But recently I have had the pleasure of meeting a beautiful female Carolina Mantid. I saw her on a bush outside of work in Lancaster Ohio on 9/19/2017. Today is 9/21/2017 and she was still there on the same bush. Not only has she stayed outside the bay door where I weld, but today I tried something I've never done before. I caught a small moth and grabbed a wing with a pair of really small needle nose pliers. And I actually fed the ole gal. And about fifteen minutes later I fed her a second moth. I have several photos and a slowmo video of her. I would be glad to share them if anyway possible. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170709629742970473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-19111309096792718572017-09-14T15:03:18.762-04:002017-09-14T15:03:18.762-04:00I saw a Carolina mantis last week in WV. Took a pi...I saw a Carolina mantis last week in WV. Took a pic because I'd never seen a mantis that size with that coloration around here. I usually see Chinese and European. Wonderful to see the native still around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-76156076616660235862017-09-10T18:07:02.879-04:002017-09-10T18:07:02.879-04:00http://bugguide.net/node/view/1438320
Found a fe...http://bugguide.net/node/view/1438320 <br /><br />Found a female Stagmomantis carolina on some bee balm seed heads this morning in NE Grove City (right at the 270/71 split)... hooray for urban nature!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-12619769457418011172017-07-05T01:46:36.570-04:002017-07-05T01:46:36.570-04:00Anyone remember the corny b-movie from the ninetie...Anyone remember the corny b-movie from the nineties called "Meet the Applegates"? As awful as that movie was, it redeems itself with an underlying message of living alongside these guys (and any insects, for that matter) in harmony. Cannot for the life of me understand the comment asking how to rid a porch of a mantis...I just hope this person didn't resort to killing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-34252815792689717002017-03-12T11:50:50.294-04:002017-03-12T11:50:50.294-04:00Dear anonymous user posted on 02-24-17. If you sti...Dear anonymous user posted on 02-24-17. If you still have and don't want those egg cases, would you be willing to ship them to me? I will pay the postage costs and located in northern Ohio.LesterDanielsOhiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536079596899579995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-59340604781026457042017-02-24T20:06:51.869-05:002017-02-24T20:06:51.869-05:00I went hunting today for egg cases because I was t...I went hunting today for egg cases because I was told they eat anything and I'm trying to grow milkweed and raise monarchs. I've combed through half my yard and have found 15 -20 cases so far! They are going bye bye! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-76272499775654596162016-12-26T23:46:15.359-05:002016-12-26T23:46:15.359-05:00What is wrong with you people?!? Why would you wan...What is wrong with you people?!? Why would you want him off your porch? How could you be creeped out by them? They're absolutely gorgeous and fascinating creatures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-23864098868589984382016-09-15T07:18:46.043-04:002016-09-15T07:18:46.043-04:00We just found one on our porch in Columbus. It act...We just found one on our porch in Columbus. It actually was found in the corner of our porch last evening and when we came out this AM it was on our pillar. It creeps me out! MKeenanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898724109320616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-247088402781566742016-09-07T22:23:11.715-04:002016-09-07T22:23:11.715-04:00I just found one of these on my porch any idea how...I just found one of these on my porch any idea how I can get rid of itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13910806433498079284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-18112038425882449952013-11-04T20:20:47.557-05:002013-11-04T20:20:47.557-05:00Points taken, Avi, but boy, when we blew it back i...Points taken, Avi, but boy, when we blew it back in the day, we really caused havoc: House Sparrows, Compsilura concinnata, Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle...<br /><br />I never notice the European Mantid, Jared, although supposedly they're around. That may just be my lack of mantid ID skills, though...Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-4961333064869918762013-11-03T07:52:54.842-05:002013-11-03T07:52:54.842-05:00Cool post...I've never seen a Carolina Mantid ...Cool post...I've never seen a Carolina Mantid (I live in Cuyahoga County). Question--I seem to be seeing more and more Chinese and less and less European. Am I correct in saying that we have two invasive mantid species (the European generally green with a black-and-white patch on the inner forearm?). I remember seeing those as a youngster, but nowadays it is Chinese, Chinese, Chinese.jaredmizaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105608831486294795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-37040516832825895852013-11-02T11:09:30.483-04:002013-11-02T11:09:30.483-04:00Jim,
Successful biological control is not rare at ...Jim,<br />Successful biological control is not rare at all. In fact many species of exotic weeds and agricultural pests are effectively controlled by biological control agents without harming native species. While it is true that general predators had been released in the past for biological control, some of them causing considerable harm, biocontrol practitioners have learned from past mistakes. Host specificity tests are currently required on all potential biocontrol agents. Only species with narrow host ranges that will not harm endangered or beneficial species are approved for release by the USDA permit unit.Avi Eitamnoreply@blogger.com