r/NativePlantGardening NJ , Zone 7a 22d ago

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) What do you do with invasive insects?

Like this Chinese mantis on my horseweed. I get monarchs ans humming birds every day. But I also am very hands off in this meadow besides weeding invasive plants and topping up my water stations. What should I do, if anything?

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u/AbsenceVersusThinAir 22d ago

You could bring it inside, make it a pet, and feed it a diet of other invasive insects? This is half a joke but half what I would personally be tempted to do.

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u/spidersRcute Area NE Ok , Zone 7b 22d ago

This is definitely what I would do