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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis sinensis)
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Copyright © 2005
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
Chinese Mantis Egg Case -
Tenodera sinensis
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 15, 2005
Okay since I take the plants down for the winter-how do I keep this till Spring?
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Contributed by
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
on 19 September, 2005 - 1:17am
Last updated 27 April, 2016 - 9:27am
Attach it to something else in your yard
- you'll want to keep the orientation the same, flat side down, so the tiny babies can drop out the bottom in the spring. I've tied these to branches with strips of old pantyhose in the past - something strong but with a bit of flexibility.
Or leave this plant up for the winter. That would be easiest!
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 19 September, 2005 - 7:08am
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