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    pet bugs anyone ??

    http://www.tcs-hydroponics.com/doc/bugs.htm#mantis
    Praying Mantis
    Praying Mantis feed on virtually any insect they can catch, and make fun gardening pets. Eggs take 2-8 weeks to hatch. Approx. 1-200 mantis
    Praying Mantis Eggs
    $8.95
    (Tenodera sinensis)

    Praying Mantis are beautiful insects with a voracious appetite, and a delight to have in the garden. Being strictly carnivorous, they'll eat almost any insect of any size they can overcome. Waiting in quiet ambush for hours at a time, when an insect comes wandering by they suddenly jump out and attack- always biting the neck first. At rest, they seem to be "praying", holding their "hands" together.

    Each praying mantis egg case will hatch about 100-200 tiny mantises, all at once. In order to hatch they'll need several weeks of warm weather, so they can "sense" that summer (and pest insects for food) has arrived. Attach the egg cases to a twig or plant about a foot or two off the ground where there's cover to protect the babies. When hatching, the young crawl from between tiny flaps in the cases and hang from silken threads about 2" below the case. After drying out, the long-legged young disperse into the vegetation leaving no evidence of their appearance. This happens within an hour or two, and it's very difficult to know hatching has occurred unless the elusive, well camouflaged young are found. (The egg case does NOT change appearance in any way.) If you'd like to see when the mantis have hatched, place the egg cases in a paper bag, fold the top and seal shut with a paper clip or cloths pin. Place the bag on a window sill in direct sunlight. Periodically open the bag CAREFULLY, and when you see tiny mantids running around inside, take them outside and sprinkle them throughout the garden. Be patient- sometimes it takes up to eight weeks of WARM weather for them to hatch.

    Once hatched, praying mantis begin feeding on small insects, such as aphids. Later on, they'll continue advancing up to larger and larger prey. By summer's end, praying mantis can reach several inches in length. In the fall, females produce more eggs, deposited in a frothy secretion that hardens to protect the eggs from predators and severe winter climates. Egg cases are attached to twigs, leaves, fences, etc.. Several egg cases may be laid before cold winter finally sets in. This new generation of praying mantis will hatch when warm weather returns, to repeat the process.
    Best to purchase by June if you live in the northern US If you want them to grow to maturity and lay eggs.


    NEMATODES
    Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
    Beneficial Nematode

    Target Pest:
    Weevils; Beetle grubs; Japanese beetle; Masked chaffers; May/June
    beetles; Black vine weevil; various white grubs; Banana weevil; Bill bug;
    Colorado Potato beetle; Cucumber beetle; Sweetpotato weevil; Asparagus beetle;
    Carrot weevil; Banana moth; Citrus root weevil group; Sugarcane stalk borer;
    Various tree and vine borers; Bagworms; Flea beetle; Flea and over 200
    other species. Our nematodes control the grubs or immature stages of the
    above listed pests.
    Description:
    This is one of the oldest known and best of the insect parasitic
    nematodes.
    Product information:
    Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is packaged on a sponge without
    dehydration and without the use of unacceptable solvents, preservatives, or
    inhibitors making this product suitable for use in organic and conventional
    gardening and farming. The sponge formulation has the advantage that the
    nematodes can be easily removed from the sponge into water and applied using a
    conventional garden sprayer, a watering can, a hose-end sprayer, or
    introduced through closed irrigation systems (not soaker hoses). Our
    nematodes are produced in natural insect hosts- not artificial media.
    The nematodes and formulations we use meet organic standards making them
    suitable for use in organic gardening and farming.
    Release Rates:
    5 million - 2,000 sq. ft lawn - Nematodes are best released in the evening.
    First - pre-water the area to be treated.
    Second - apply nematodes.
    Third - water after application.
    Fourth - return to normal watering.
    Lifespan:
    H. bacteriophora enters the host and kills it within 24 to 48 hours,
    it then reproduces within the host and searches for new hosts which
    provideslong-term control.
    Strategic Considerations:
    Pesticides may adversely affect nematode survival. Broad-spectrum
    insecticides are toxic to nematodes.

    Nematodes are shipped as a mix of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema carpocapsae Nematodes.

    Steinernema carpocapsae
    Flea Exterminator
    Target Pest:
    Pet Fleas; Codling moth; German cockroach; Asian cockroach; American
    cockroach; Fruit fly; Armyworm; Beet armyworm; Cucumber beetle;
    Artichoke plume moth; Cutworms; Sod webworm; Black cutworm; Mole cricket; Corn
    earworm; Cotton bollworm; Tobacco budworm and Leaf miners.
    Description:
    Our nematode can provide control of flea larvae and pupae in outdoor
    areas. Fleas found on dogs are actually "cat" fleas and are carried
    about the neighborhood through and over fences by roaming cats. We can gain
    control of fleas in the lawn or kennel by suppressing flea populations
    in the lawn and other areas frequented by the pet. Control of developing
    stages of fleas in lawn is a key component of a total flea pest management
    program. The nematode used to formulate Flea exterminator can, in addition to
    the control of fleas, be used to control the above pests.
    Product information:
    Flea Exterminator is packaged on a sponge without dehydration and
    without the use of unacceptable solvents, preservatives, or inhibitors making
    this product suitable for use in organic and conventional gardening and
    farming. The sponge formulation has the advantage that the nematodes can be
    easily removed from the sponge into water and applied using a conventional
    garden sprayer, a watering can, a hose-end sprayer, or introduced through
    closed irrigation systems (not soaker hoses). Our nematodes are produced in
    natural insect hosts - not artificial media. The nematodes and formulations we
    use meet organic standards making them suitable for use in organic
    gardening and farming.
    Release Rates:
    5 million - 2,000 sq. ft lawn - 2 applications per year, early spring
    early fall. Nematodes are best released in the evening.
    First - pre-water the area to be treated.
    Second - apply nematodes.
    Third - water after application.
    Fourth - return to normal watering.
    Lifespan:
    The nematode enters the host and kills it within 24 to 48 hours, it
    then reproduces within the host and searches for new hosts. This hunt and
    seek cycle provides long-term control.
    Strategic Considerations:
    Pesticides may adversely affect nematode survival. Broad-spectrum
    insecticides are toxic to nematodes.
    NowhereMan Reviewed by NowhereMan on . pet bugs anyone ?? http://www.tcs-hydroponics.com/doc/bugs.htm#mantis Praying Mantis Praying Mantis feed on virtually any insect they can catch, and make fun gardening pets. Eggs take 2-8 weeks to hatch. Approx. 1-200 mantis Praying Mantis Eggs $8.95 (Tenodera sinensis) Praying Mantis are beautiful insects with a voracious appetite, and a delight to have in the garden. Being strictly carnivorous, they'll eat almost any insect of any size they can overcome. Waiting in quiet ambush for hours at a time, Rating: 5

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  3.     
    #2
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    pet bugs anyone ??

    Howdy NWM,

    I'll take some of each...lol. My main problem,is with grasshoppers..it would take a pretty good-sized praying mantis,to take on these Texas-sized grasshoppers...lol.

    Hope that Life is treatin ya well..

    Have a good one !

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    pet bugs anyone ??

    Quote Originally Posted by Torog
    Howdy NWM,

    I'll take some of each...lol. My main problem,is with grasshoppers..it would take a pretty good-sized praying mantis,to take on these Texas-sized grasshoppers...lol.

    Hope that Life is treatin ya well..

    Have a good one !
    hey bro
    they get big here i can imagine they get big there,bigger the food source thing maybe,and grasshoppers aint got a chance agianst a mantis they are like the ultimate warrior type bug,brutally effective

    as a kid growin up on a farm i used to catch these things and keep one around and feed it big moths and a sometimes wasp hell of fight once it finally happened,watching one eat and thinking if they were the size of dogs was a scary thought.sit there stoned and all the sudden

    you see a big bug grab another bug rip its head off and start eating it
    and eat it down to wings and lil scraps, gross ass hell
    would totally freak out some of my friends as you would imagine

    yea man these things will remove some grasshopers for ya you get enough of them and they get established good,
    and they dont eat vegitation
    just bugs

  5.     
    #4
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    pet bugs anyone ??

    Quote Originally Posted by NowhereMan
    hey bro
    they get big here i can imagine they get big there,bigger the food source thing maybe,and grasshoppers aint got a chance agianst a mantis they are like the ultimate warrior type bug,brutally effective

    as a kid growin up on a farm i used to catch these things and keep one around and feed it big moths and a sometimes wasp hell of fight once it finally happened,watching one eat and thinking if they were the size of dogs was a scary thought.sit there stoned and all the sudden

    you see a big bug grab another bug rip its head off and start eating it
    and eat it down to wings and lil scraps, gross ass hell
    would totally freak out some of my friends as you would imagine

    yea man these things will remove some grasshopers for ya you get enough of them and they get established good,
    and they dont eat vegitation
    just bugs
    Howdy NWM,

    Sounds like mantis's are a good idea..say..do you know what happened to Jack's site ? It's not coming up...

    Have a good one...

  6.     
    #5
    Senior Member

    pet bugs anyone ??

    Quote Originally Posted by Torog
    Howdy NWM,

    Sounds like mantis's are a good idea..say..do you know what happened to Jack's site ? It's not coming up...

    Have a good one...
    no idea wondered that myself

  7.     
    #6
    Senior Member

    pet bugs anyone ??

    Quote Originally Posted by NowhereMan
    no idea wondered that myself
    Howdy NWM,

    As soon as I find out something,I'll give ya a holler..

    Have a good one...

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