Praying Mantis Suppliers

[Linda Bowers]

I'm new to Arachnoboards and have raised the Chinese mantis successfully the past couple of years. I would now like to raise some other species. Does anyone know where I could obtain/purchase the egg cases and/or nymphs??? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jesse607]

Orin @ megaloblatta@angelfire.com always has a variety of species to sell
Evan @ totalmantis.com has a couple of species for sale
I sell my extra mantids when I have extras, but at the moment I do not.

 

[Malkavian]

Shawn at mantiskingdom.com carries several varieties

 

[smit]

why so few mantisis in marsh and grass here?

I'm new to Arachnoboards and have raised the Chinese mantis successfully the past couple of years. I would now like to raise some other species. Does anyone know where I could obtain/purchase the egg cases and/or nymphs??? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

i grew up just outside of boston. in the 1960's there were many chinese praying mantis or that kind in the yards. why no more? i would like to buy some pods to release in a grassy wooded marsh area behind my present home
to see if they can survive. any ideas welcome.
from:minimumwageart@yahoo.com

 

[Jesse607]

You can get chinese mantid oothecae real cheap from www.planetnatural.com but I believe it is too late as most chinese mantid ooths have hatched by now, but give it a try.

 

[Critterfarm]

i grew up just outside of boston. in the 1960's there were many chinese praying mantis or that kind in the yards. why no more?

I'm sure part of the reason is the HUGELY stupid mass spraying program used in your part of the country to combat gypsy moth catterpillars. Random killing of prey via insectacides can't be good for any population of predatory insects. We have the same problem in the Shenandoah National Park here in Virginia.

 

[mike herndon]

Praying mantis Ootheca(eggs)

I have chinese and european religiosa praying mantis eggs for sale, and any day I will also have nymphs of both species for sale. The eggs $12 each free priority shipping. The live mantis are $7.00 each or three for $18.00, $25 for express shipping on live mantids. mikeheathersbb@hotmail.com