Cocoon identification - Ask Extension
We have been seeing this strange cocoon like thing on our bed markers and other sturdy places around our farm. Have you seen it before?
Thank you,
M...
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Cocoon identification #375531
Asked November 06, 2016, 4:27 PM EST
We have been seeing this strange cocoon like thing on our bed markers and other sturdy places around our farm. Have you seen it before?
Thank you,
Margret Harburg
Multnomah County Oregon
Expert Response
Lucky you. Those are egg cases of praying mantids.Even though they're considered to be beneficial predator insects in gardens and landscapes, they don't discriminate between good insects or bad. See this http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/NE/mantids.html
