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Show - . 't " - , V ' , . 1 I S i i . 1 ving Mantis, which is just getting foothold in Utah County, helps cc n pests. fhis insect will eat what bugs your garc s Hat long stick-like looking bug J i your yard or garden is not a i shopper. It is a Praying Man-.! Man-.! snd it is your friend. ! Gardeners in Pleasant Grove . lis the Praying Mantis eggs and :: the egg cases in their gardens Hiise those bugs will eat grass- l rs and other bad bugs. Pleasant Grove Sexton Parker ;5more said that many people it at first mistake a Praying ; ;tis for a grasshopper and kill i He urges all residents to take ier look before killing the bug L imakesureyouknowwhatyour are killing. Praying Mantis will eat a whole grasshopper, except for his back legs, in short order. He will lick his chops and go for more. When Praying Mantis are small they eat aphids. As they get older they eat larger bad bugs. They can change color for camouflage. camou-flage. They will take on the color of the plants they are near. You see, birds like to eat Praying Mantis. The helpful insect has only been seen in Pleasant Grove and the surrounding area in the past few years. They are beginning to become be-come established because of the ones which gardeners have brought into their yard. Parker said that the Prayin?lieve(t survive here beAd not season was too slowinS not enough time'ewas hatch out, grow ae. to and then lay theii size' The egg case wi . the cold weather, Y Praying Mantis mil the mature to the poir 0 reproduce. can The Praying Man; plants or other good f a Try to protect the I tis and encourage its?'-', our area. It is our frieiin |