tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529201.post115532193209324139..comments2023-10-10T07:50:26.135-04:00Comments on ArtLife: Garden GuestArtLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158373681309691123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529201.post-1155482577991994492006-08-13T11:22:00.000-04:002006-08-13T11:22:00.000-04:00That is just too cool!! I've always wished I had a...That is just too cool!! I've always wished I had a couple of praying mantis in my garden. But I'm afraid the local cats would make mincemeat out of them.<BR/><BR/>We used to have ladybugs galore but now that the aphid population seems to be pretty much in check, I guess all the ladybugs migrated to another area. <BR/><BR/>(How come the photo is on its side? Or are your chives growing horizontally?)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818302133113874649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529201.post-1155342433885487482006-08-11T20:27:00.000-04:002006-08-11T20:27:00.000-04:00It looks like praying mantises do eat garden pests...It looks like praying mantises do eat garden pests without harming the plants.<BR/><BR/>But I saw an article saying that when a predator (it was about ladybugs) eats prey (aphids), the prey just ramps up production to keep the balance.<BR/><BR/>http://www.jjcardinal.com/info.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com