While searching through a jumble of clay pots, I had abandoned by the side of the garden I found a praying mantis egg case secured to the side of a pot. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t think praying ...

However, this is not a common or dangerous problem. Christmas tree farms take precautions to prevent "harmless hitchhikers." By one estimate, only 1 in 100,000 Christmas trees has a post-harvest pest.

For visual texture and privacy, add a climbing vine to your landscape plan. Most houseplants do not require fertilizer in the winter. Draw garden plans on paper to see where you can fit more plants.

No matter how many times I come across one, I always get a kick when I find a praying mantis egg case. The tan-colored egg cases are somewhat common but hard enough to find that it makes them a bit of ...

Officials in Erie County, Ohio, have posted an image of a strange brown mass found in a Christmas tree, which contains hundreds of praying mantis eggs. The mass looks almost like a pine cone and is ...

Even though it happens every fall, I’m always pleasantly surprised to find a praying mantis egg case. In our garden, I found the first one a couple of weeks ago. I’m sure there were others around ...

(WAND) – Christmas trees should be checked for praying mantis eggs before they’re brought home, officials said. According to leaders in Erie County, Ohio, masses sized and shaped like walnuts – shown ...

If you opted for a real Christmas tree instead of artificial, it couldn’t hurt to give it a good once-over — praying mantis eggs might have hitched a ride inside. Officials in Erie County, Ohio, ...

While searching through a jumble of clay pots, I had abandoned by the side of the garden I found a praying mantis egg case secured to the side of a pot. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t think praying ...

CLEVELAND — Hidden among the ornaments and garland draped carefully around the Christmas tree, there could be a walnut-sized shaped mass that resembles a miniature pine cone. According to the Erie ...