The largest and most formidable of garden insects is the praying mantis. This “faithful ... If you find this bug in your garden, do not kill it. If you find one somewhere else, put it in ...

During recent field surveys, researchers collected four juvenile praying mantises and brought them back to the lab, according to a study published Feb. 27 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa.

Planting a wide variety of flowers and plants that attract the prey of a praying mantis is the go-to way to attract them to your garden. And if you want more mantids, don’t kill their food!