Subject: Mantis on my Woody Plant
Geographic location of bug: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California
Date: 6/21/2018
Time: 10:01 AM
Your letter to the bugman: Dear Bugman,
It is another year and another growing season. I am growing more woody plants this year than I grew last year and I observed my first young Mantis today. Hopefully it will eat grasshoppers and other insects that might negatively affect my crop this year.
How you want your letter signed: Constant Gardener
Dear Constant Gardener,
Thanks for the update on your gardening exploits. We looked at some of your postings from last year and we see you did have California Mantids in your garden. It seems they reproduced and have progeny to take up the job of patrolling your Woody Plants. Please keep submitting images. Many of our readers may benefit from what you are learning.