Home Depot Canada has a fantastic summer deal available where you can purchase a Praying Mantis Egg Case for only $12.99. As a “Great General Predator” these little guys will hatch in June when the weather is warm enough. They mainly feed on a variety of other insects including fruit flies, gnats, flies, mosquitos, beetles, moths, caterpillars, among others. Each egg case contains between 40-400 eggs. If you’re thinking about purchasing praying mantises, one egg case covers about 1000 sq. ft.
According to the comments and ratings, this item has 4/5 stars. Many customers have noted that it takes time and patience (and warm weather) to get these eggs hatching!
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