Q. I have a friend who told me I need to go out in my garden and remove and destroy any invasive Chinese praying mantis egg cases I can find in my landscape and garden. I thought mantises were ...

Science teacher Stuart McCausland calls the praying mantis the “Tyrannosaurus Rex” of the insect world. I’ve seen them eat black widow spiders and large hornets (whose stinger just bent when it hit ...

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, ...

Introduced accidentally into the eastern part of the United States in the late 19th century, Tenodera sinensis—Chinese praying mantis—is as cherished as it is demonized. I admit to having emotions ...

While there are somewhere around 2,000 species of mantids around the world, only three are common on Staten Island. In addition to the native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), the European ...

European mantis in green coloration. Credit: Photo by eLKayPics, licensed via Creative Commons. Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign up You may have ...

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 ...