How does the praying mantis reproduce?

Mantis is a carnivorous insect, about 147 species are known in China. Including Chinese broadsword, narrow-winged broadsword, wide axe, brown mantis, thin-winged mantis, green jingling and so on, mantis is an important natural enemy of agricultural pests. So, how does the praying mantis reproduce?

First, how does the mantis reproduce

Mantis are dioecious insects that reproduce by mating. After mating, if the female mantis is hungry, the female mantis will eat the male mantis to replenish the nutrition, and then the female mantis lays eggs and wraps the egg mass with foam to prevent the eggs from losing water and drying. When the temperature reaches 25 degrees the next year, the little praying mantis hatches.

2. Feeding methods of Mantis

1. Preservation of oocysts

According to indoor and outdoor observations, locust oocysts generally hatch when the temperature is stable at 20 ℃. Therefore, oocysts are collected from November to December and can be preserved at room temperature until April, but should be kept dry and moistureproof and rodent-proof. After May, keep it in the refrigerator according to the temperature and utilization needs.

2. Outdoor enclosure breeding

In late May, the praying mantis eggs to be hatched were transferred into a cage and released at 50 heads per square meter after hatching. Shrouded in the planting of a variety of small trees and cotton and other isolators, establish an environment similar to nature, reduce carnage, cover Reed mats in sunny and rainy days. Before the 3rd instar, the nymph substitute feed was made into paste, and the 4th instar offspring feed was steamed into a cake shape. The paste feed is placed on the branches and leaves of the isolator and in the shape of a cake in a small rubber bottle stopper. Get rid of moldy residue in time and keep the feed fresh.