Gifts are great, but the last thing you need under your tree on Christmas morning are hundreds of baby praying mantises. Families across the country have been sharing their stories of praying mantis ...

I recently received a question from one of our local gardeners about a strange thing they found in their garden, and thought the inquiry would appeal to a wider audience. It looked like a puffy little ...

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A Facebook picture that has been shared almost 57,000 times claims to show a praying mantis egg case attached to a Christmas tree branch and is warning people to check their ...

CLEVELAND — Hidden among the ornaments and garland draped carefully around the Christmas tree, there could be a walnut-sized shaped mass that resembles a miniature pine cone. According to the Erie ...

Q: Several of these growths appeared on a shrub in my yard. Any thoughts on what it might be? A: These are praying mantis egg cases, aka ootheca. After mating, female mantids lay their eggs in a foamy ...