The Ultimate Beneficial Insect

Raising Praying Mantises


There are many attributes that can be given to the Praying Mantis in their association with nature and man. In the wild they perform the task of population control of many pests harmful to man, horticulture and agriculture although they are not discriminative in their consumption and they will feed on some beneficial insects also.
Nature has its own way of determining the population of all creatures not controlled by man, where as man tends to get out of control at times with the use of pesticides, fertilizers, land management ect… which can do great harm to some of natures resources and some of the natural occurring events of natures creations. When we begin stepping on our own feet as we are now as we see major pollution damage in our creeks, rivers, waterways and groundwater we should all try and do our part to help stop the damage being done by considering alternate methods to chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Raising Praying Mantises and other beneficial insects for our own gardens and for educational purposes allows us to participate in helping to make a small change in the grand theme of life and in helping nature find it’s equilibrium.With this website I hope to share some of my experiences in the raising and releasing of the S. Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis) for the benefit of the gardening experience as well as captive indoor raising and breeding mantids as pets for educational and therapeutic purposes.