Re: Preying Mantis' Egg Cases
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Preying Mantis' Egg Cases
- From: m* l*
- Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 10:03:18 -0700
At 11:57 AM 11/8/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>From: Valerie Lowery@ZEON on 11/08/99 11:57 AM
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>Margaret you've described them well! A dark blackish-grey in color, just
>like foam rubber. They are attached tightly to the stems, although I've
>also seen them attached to my chain-link fence. They are about an inch to
>an inch and a half long in a cylinder shape.
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>I don't have a specific web address for them, but I bet you can do a
>search. I found my answer in my daughter's science book.
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>Val
>zone 6a
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Mine are tan-colored, Val. They're laid on twigs, raspberry canes, weeds,
asparagus stalks, buildings, fences, stakes, and barrels. Not on windows or
the greenhouse, though. I've heard them lay their eggs. No, not shrieking
or cackling, but it sounds like a weak or nearly spent spray paint can.
Margaret L
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