What kind of insect nest is this? - Ask Extension
Found this nest about 1 inch long on the garage side wall. What insect builds this? It has a layered characteristic and not cone shaped
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What kind of insect nest is this? #485533
Asked September 18, 2018, 3:17 AM EDT
Found this nest about 1 inch long on the garage side wall. What insect builds this? It has a layered characteristic and not cone shaped
County Nevada
Expert Response
That is a Praying mantis egg casing. A wonderful benifial insect that is extremely helpful in the home landscape and garden. The praying mantises typically feed on a wide variety of insects including aphids, moths, crickets, grasshoppers, flies and almost any other insect they can overtake.
I have provide two links for you to learn more about mantids and their lifecycle, habits.
https://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/ag/2006/sp0608.pdf
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2725&co...
