Nature’s Good Guys A.K.A Soldier bug, Live Praying Mantis Egg Cases are a must have for any Organic Garden or Bug Friendly Person! Praying Mantises can be used in Vegetable Gardens, Greenhouses, Indoor Grows, On Trees, Shrubs, Ivy, anywhere pest exist or kept as pets. These beautiful insects are known to have a voracious appetite. They are strictly carnivorous and feed on almost all insects. Their favorite meals include: Crickets, Grasshoppers, Moths, Locust, Caterpillars, Flies, Cockroaches and other pests. Indoor Hatching: Simply place your hatching habitat in a warm are out of direct sunlight and check every few days for hatching. The egg cases will need approximately 70*F for 2-6 weeks depending on when the female laid the egg. Release the mantises as soon as the hatching occurs. Outdoor Hatching: Attach the egg cases to a twig or place in the crotch of the plant about 1 to 2 feet off the ground. When hatching, the young crawl from between tiny flaps and hang from silky threads about 2 inches below the egg case. Once the egg has hatched it does not change in appearance! The well camouflaged babies will disperse within an hour.