Just noticed him(?) on plant I was trying to trim. He's brown, about 4 inches biggest I've ever seen. Watched him, looked like he was stalking; then I saw the lanternfly. Mr. mantis went after him, they both fell down the plant so I couldn't see. However the next day I saw just wings of the lanternfly stuck in what looked like some sort of sticky web on my plant. It would be great if more mantises could be a predator to get rid of these lanternflies.!!!
Just noticed him(?) on plant I was trying to trim. He's brown, about 4 inches biggest I've ever seen. Watched him, looked like he was stalking; then I saw the lanternfly. Mr. mantis went after him, they both fell down the plant so I couldn't see. However the next day I saw just wings of the lanternfly stuck in what looked like some sort of sticky web on my plant. It would be great if more mantises could be a predator to get rid of these lanternflies.!!!