There are a couple of these strange looking “cocoons“, mostly located on the shady side of the t-posts I have holding up the fence around my garden and Orchard.
What are these, and should I kill them while I can?
There are a couple of these strange looking “cocoons“, mostly located on the shady side of the t-posts I have holding up the fence around my garden and Orchard.
What are these, and should I kill them while I can?
Looks like they could be praying mantis sacks.
http://www.moplants.com/protect-praying-mantis-egg-cases-in-spring-gardens/
https://www.southernliving.com/garden/grumpy-gardener/pet-your-praying-mantis
I agree, looks like praying mantis egg sacks. Leave them alone.
OK, thanks. Definitely don’t want to hurt those.
More specifically those are from north America’s native species, the Carolina mantis.