My Favorite Beneficial Insect for Organic Gardening that Eats Everything

[@bordeauxnewmanager1923]

Im starting 7 raised bed vegetables gardens because of Johns Shows, I Love his Enthusiasm and humor, im excited to learn as much as i ca from John and start living a healthier happier life! Thanks Jon keep up the Great Work!.

[@Raven_Reese]

many feel that the statements made against President Trump are wrong and based on lies propaganda and mind control of the mainstream media... Please if you disagree with the lies that are being pushed by those whom are still crying in their Cheerios over loosing in 2016.. and are tired of the lies being told PLEASE LET IT BE KNOWN AND UNSUBSCRIBE FROM ANY AND ALL CHANNELS THAT SPREAD SUCH LIES. i realize that as people like minded conservative ..logical people.. we don't like to argue or fight ( unlike others) but we should make a stand for what is right. I am NOT saying to cause fights arguments dont be nasty dont be rude but quietly make a stand and unsubscribe.. stand up for what is right.. thank you. i wish John luck in the future..

[@austinedgar7462]

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[@trentonlyle7516]

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[@austinedgar7462]

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[@trentonlyle7516]

@Austin Edgar happy to help xD

[@BestCosmologist]

I bought three preying mantis egg sacks last year. This year I have already seen 20 or so new egg sacks. I think that's going to work out pretty well.

[@PeterKKraus]

Growing Cilantro ( Corriander) in your garden will ward off spider mites. You can also sprinkle ground corriander seeds in your soil cover. Dill is another useful repellent for pests as a plant and the spice.

[@jenniferbethparishwhite688]

Spider mites ate my cilantro, so....

[@AmNothi]

I started a garden just so I could get Preying Mantis' to guard it.

[@kathleenb7241]

Good and helpful video, John. Thanks for posting. Ignore the haters.

[@bluefeatherhomestead]

This video is wonderful. You answered every question that I was thinking about. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Sammie😁

[@Brzypoint]

Was really hoping to see them in action John! Maybe do a short video in the future?

[@donaldmiller8629]

John, I saw a Praying Mantis hanging around my front deck last summer. It was the largest one that I had ever seen ! It was close to ten inches long and had a body at least as big as my little finger. The odd thing was it's coloring. Instead of being a bright green it was more of a greenish tan. And it was huge !

[@johnd8490]

If you want lady bugs grow fennel. They will come.

[@jquinn444]

Planted a patch of fennel 🐞🐞🐞

[@cacamal13]

John ROCKS! Thank you for your videos

[@1963luftwagen]

Do you have a book as reference that matches pests with beneficials?

[@donHooligan]

Thank you for all the awesome videos.

[@JCMULLINAX30]

Love this channel. John seems very knowledgeable. I will be starting some raised beds. Thanks for sharing brother.

[@cbasallie]

I’ve been wondering why you haven’t discussed beneficial insects sooner. I’m in New York in a muggy area and I love the praying mantids. They gobble up all the little gnats and house flies.

[@PeterKKraus]

Mantis.

[@cbasallie]

@@PeterKKraus “Mantid” if its plural

[@PeterKKraus]

@@cbasallie Mantises. It seems, after a little googling, both work.

[@ShawnStrickland]

@@PeterKKraus It seems after both your comments you're the life of parties.

[@PeterKKraus]

@@ShawnStrickland Ipso facto, does than mean you're a buffoon? Parties? Lol

[@zg8395]

Hey john always love your video's and your message. The current situation I think we would love an good Q&A with you if you ever do one please give a well advance notice so we can schedule our time to catch you.

[@Steve-ps6qw]

I'm in Miami, FL and there is no winter to kill off the bugs, ever. We do have tons of lizards, American anoles and geckos (I love the little geckos, they come out and night and keep my front porch bug free). When I lived in Savannah, GA we did have temps drop to freezing and below so some bugs did go away but there were so many...we needed geckos up there but I don't think they can survive that weather.

[@dspinel1]

I'm currently in Savannah and the bugs are a lot to deal with. Fortunately my garden is covered in lizards and keep almost all pest pressure in check, except for the slugs.

[@jeevnamurlidharan2887]

excellent video. thank you

[@eastcoastnews9529]

Ty for bringing back the farm. 🤝

[@debraputnam8647]

JOHN, MY HUSBAND AND I THOROUGHLY YOUR VIDEO, FAVORITE BENEFICIAL INSECT FOR ORGANIC GARDENING THAT EATS EVERYTHING! WHERE CAN WE BUY THE PRAYING MANTIDS ON EBAY THAT YOU SHOWED US IN THIS VIDEO??

[@chamelaroo4683]

I have a few ladybugs that found my little garden and have stuck around. It makes me 😊

[@farmert9679]

I, myself, favor Preying Mantis over Lady Bugs. They do a better job at getting rid of pests.

[@dannyworten5876]

Farmer T lizards love them too! They’re a bigger meal than a ladybug

[@Trevi_Andretti]

You see what the mantis did to the murder hornet 😮

[@repurposedart9897]

Agreed

[@sevanski1135]

I have assassin bugs. They're pretty ruthless

[@carolderouin7527]

Thank you very much John, I had no idea you could order praying mantis, nor how to attach them to a skewer/stick. I'll be ordering some tomorrow. Also, I use cayenne pepper for spider mites, just sprinkle it around. I love all your videos. Thanks again.

[@nateconner50]

Im lucky. I often find ladybugs and preying mantises in my garden. I guess i have made a good enough home for them.

[@ovalvoz]

Hi John, a question, I have an indoor vegetable and fruit garden next to a big glass door I open daily, is it possible to have praying mantis inside? I have aphids, some flies, and some other little insect I haven't figure what it is, I try diatomaceous earth and it worked but I still have the aphids. Also if I have praying mantis they will be fine if I use Neem and rosemary oil from time to time?

[@harryodum5598]

I have found that the Carolina praying mantis is the best. They’re smaller as you know, and I hang the pods on my plants! Be small babies will eat spider mites and aphids. I grow CBD hemp for medicine. And I don’t use any chemicals. Are use a jewelers loupe to find the A little pests, How i love praying mantis Lady bugs work good but they don’t hang around long enough so I went to pray mantis which teams longer for them to mature to leave.

[@sunnysun8549]

popular science education film. learn quite a lot from you.

[@jaimedengel6502]

Hi. We are also in Phoenix. Have you found any local sources for live praying mantises? We can order online, but they can't guarantee live arrival due to current temps. The eggs should be fine, but hoping to get a few live ones as our peppers and tomato plants already show signs of worms and aphids. Thank you!

[@ellenrusten6192]

This a great episode. Thanks!

[@4tanks1]

I’ve been using these for years I caught one hatching a couple weeks ago and got it on video. You can tell that they have hatched if you didn’t witness it because the inside is usually hanging on the outside and it looks like sawdust. Each one of these hatch 200 -300 mantises.

[@Gaia5D]

There are so many insects that are beneficial to our gardens! I see more and more people letting go of their old pesticide habits to help these little guys survive, which is super exciting 😊🐌💕

[@Pandapucks]

Really interesting. Didn't know you can buy them.

[@lolitab28]

Hey John- I have a question. I am a newly Las Vegas gardener and I have some metal chicken wire, left behind by the previous homeowners of my new place, that I was thinking of using as a upcycled trellis for green beans and cucumbers. I was wondering if the heat of Nevada sun would scorch/burn the vines as it grows on the metal trellis?

[@seaglass8940]

I was wondering the same thing about vines and hot metal trellises...did you try it,were your vines okay with the chicken wire?

[@lolitab28]

Sea Glass no- I didn’t try it. I unfortunately didn’t get a response. So I just used wood and twine to play it safe. And it works just fine. If you use this method be sure you use string strong enough to hold what you are growing.

[@seaglass8940]

@@lolitab28 Thanks for letting me know, my gut also tells me in this hot sun, metal is probably not a good idea for vines. Good reminder too, about the string's strength, Thank you!

[@fatimanaqvi2976]

thank you for sharing your knowledge..

[@DIYSolarandWind]

I'm growing or buying everything to plant half my yard.

[@Agr414]

I don’t have any mantids in my garden, but I do see assassin bugs and lots of different wasps.

[@siphiwedlamini469]

Very interesting insects and really make life easier. All the best for your garden.

[@tienmckinnon1662]

I love your Garden

[@samstoff]

Link for purchasing the praying mantis'

[@lifeisgoodtoday7764]

Thanks

[@CesarADiaz1]

Hi John, Thank you very much for your work. I am a big fan. I am starting a garden in a forested land that was cleared. Is it possible that I will have a lot of problems with pests or fungi that could invade my gardens?

[@EileenJoyHappy]

Thank you

[@queenred30]

Help!! I am an organic Gardner with 7 acres of fruit trees in Florida and I have not been able to find an organic means of control for the white weevil they are eating up all the new leaves specially lichee. I have a severe infestation now. I have been hand picking them but it’s almost impossible with over 400 trees. Do you have any suggestions? P. S. And I’ve been told by a friend that neem does not work.

[@marksolomon969]

Now that was a watchable episode because it was the proper length. Not a full length feature film.

[@pawelkapica5363]

I think nematodes can be good against certain pests as they usually only attack specific ones.

[@markrclarke3885]

goog morning john, can you please send/ put up the information for buy worms .

[@mikeflake1273]

If I get the Bloomin Minerals, is that good to add to water in a hydroponics system or should I get some of this azomite rock dust I see on amazon? Or something else. I was watching your video with DR. Wallach.

[@Angela091163]

If only Monsanto utilized these practices! Thank you for this excellent video. Can you also discuss pest control plants/herbs? What to plant next to what . . .

[@funnyanimalshorts643]

monsanto doesn't grow food. They produce roundup ready seeds that are immune to the weed killer roundup. What you are hoping is that farmers use these methods. The problem with that is yield. Pesticides, which are killing our bees all over the world, are far more effective than natural methods. This increases yeild, bringing down the prices of our food. We have to subsidize farmers' costs so that the small farmers who use things like mantises and ladybugs instead of pesticides won't go bankrupt. But the big industrial farms also have access to these subsidies. Which, in turn, encourages the practice of pesticides. Do you want it to end? Too bad because this is being done all over the world. World starvation is nearly gone. Now the commercials for african kids on tv have to do with access to clean water and medicine whereas they used to be about starving kids needing food.

[@ТамараБелка-й8с]

If it would, we probably will be in a big trouble. We do not want to mess with ecology in such a great scale. Think about birds, insects are also their food. Or another beneficial insects, eaten by troops of praying mantis.

[@liberpater1342]

Fun facts - A mantis egg casing is called an ootheca. Praying mantis CAN eat hummingbirds! So, remove them from hummingbird feeders if they are present.

[@rolandshelley5165]

I've been using ladybugs for couple days now and I found around 100 which I put about 20 my garden.

[@PeterKKraus]

If southern New England gets 5- 10 degrees colder than the last few years ;and whallopped with snow this coming winter, then there will be some actual tangible evidence that 2 months of staying home , with a lot less driving and flying, that a warming climate has a human activity component.

[@hongbeaven4020]

I have lots of lizards in my backyard beside those nasty insects on my vegies and roses. Would these survive with the lizards? Thanks so much for sharing.

[@Drew_Peacock]

No, they would be eaten by lizards easily.

[@pthomas6855]

I am looking for a purely organic fertilizer. Is Miracle Gro 25l sea compost organic or synthetic?

[@demonchild459]

NO!! miracle gro is one of the main chemical based growing mediums

[@just_cayte]

I had a praying mantis lay an ootheca on the tire of a car that was broken down in the driveway. I had to carefully scrape it off to rehome it when we sold that car.

[@Shyeena]

I dont have a lot of squash bee activity, so the few i get i want very much! And HONEY bees are hard for me to attract, so i want the few i get. QUESTION, how has the Mantid affect your bee population? Im in Sacramento.

[@ameisherry]

How about slugs 🐌? I have huge slug 🐌 problems especially right now I can’t even access free waste coffee ☕️ ground anymore because all the local cafe closed

[@ksthoughtpalace3042]

John, you have the right to say whatever you want wherever you want. Subscribers are just giving you feedback on how they feel about the things you choose to say here. Political talk now is more divisive than ever, therefore it is not surprisingly dividing your audience.

[@erkans5495]

You’re so much fun to watch John! I just subscribed to your channel. I was wondering why my new germinated tomato and cucumbers look like very long sticks and no leaves. Very frustrating. Any advice I can get from you?

[@ТамараБелка-й8с]

Erkan S they didn’t get enough lights

[@Kraviken]

If you just break the top of the skewers, like 3 cm from the top. Not all the way off, just bend it, bamboo will do that. You would not have to use the clips, on the ones that just slide down..

[@badge1262]

do they eat ants i need to get rid of ants know matter what i use they just move to a new spot thought about getting an ant eater

[@kathyressler4764]

Black pepper

[@babochon]

Hahaha ... 8:25 " ... a manual control, my finger ... " : )

[@aliwest2954]

Hello John, i'm trying to buy a juicer but i want a quiet one. Can you tell me which is the quietest in the omega brand and the kuvings.

[@growingyourgreens]

I encourage everyone to search when you have a question, as many common questions I have previously answered in videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/aau4i6igf7emidk

[@aliwest2954]

@@growingyourgreens I've seen that video but i want to know which is quieter the kuvings silent juicer or the vrt 400 which are both not mentioned on the video. And thank you for the quick reply.

[@Imcereal17]

Great video John! Who was filming? 🤔👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼?? 😁

[@elijahcruz1669]

Any other beneficial insects besides ladybugs and preying mantis .

[@lilpaddedpaws5462]

Just learned they eat hummingbirds too. I'm so conflicted

[@jamiebutler1762]

Well I'm worried if I get mantis they will kill my humming birds I have in my yard.

[@masonkoller8962]

My name is Koller too

[@IceBullit]

"If you're one of those type of people more power to you" you don't judge here....

[@patsinnerdickey8440]

Where does all your energy come from?

[@growingyourgreens]

the sun and the foods they provide. Which are fruits, vegetables and herbs. I encourage everyone to eat more of these amazing foods and get rid of processed foods that provide stimulation but then a corresponding crash

[@patsinnerdickey8440]

@@growingyourgreens im trying to work on that. Right now im going to build raised beds then get my garden going. Im 59 and at my worst ever. Trying to feel good for once. Or again i guess. Love your channel. Has helped me so much on what to plant, how to plant and how to care for everything. Im so grateful i found you. I have a question about ants. Idk what kind they are but theyre big. They crawl along my fence and into my plants/flowers. Any ideas on how to get rid of them once and for all?

[@angelaanderson5360]

Don't judge. It easy to be a Monday morning quarterback.

[@PeterKKraus]

Apparently it isn't easy do that either. So many sports commentators and NFL/college " analysts are frequently way off base. Lol

[@Endoe.McKronic]

Where's the Mantis videos at?

[@U-H-M]

any one know of a lady bug supplier that could ship internationally

[@tienmckinnon1662]

you have so much fund in your Garden. I also have garden I have so much fund too.

[@rehoboth_farm]

Guinea Fowl.

[@Millenialhermit]

Thats called ooteca. Preying mantis are generalists though.each ooteca has hundreds of mantises, and you have thousands there. They will just eat each other even when young. And will also eat other good insects as you mentioned. Goodluck 🙏

[@diytwoincollege7079]

Di-hydrogen Oxide. It causes cancer in California, but I drink that stuff.

[@jessieplaysmusic8530]

First off I love your channel. I’m not trying to be a Karen or hater. I’m a botanist. Those are invasive. And they eat humming birds 😭😭😭

[@ScottChristian1]

You spray your plants with dihydrogen monoxide?? :)

[@yeevita]

I have all the different predators. They migrate themselves in.

[@Steve-ps6qw]

I never thought of praying mantis as a good predator. Won't the praying mantis eat the lady bugs if given a chance? I would like to get both but my biggest fear is the lizards, we have so many and they are all over the place (American anoles and at night the Indo Pacific Geckos) and they will eat all the beneficial insects.

[@ТамараБелка-й8с]

Steve lizards do not discriminate, just like mantis. They just eat insects. I personally disagree with the practices of changing ecology. Well, everyone can think, that it is fine, it is just me, but if it is too many of “smarts”, then it can be a problem.

[@AliceMarieM]

praying mantis are the coolest of insect predators.

[@JewelsFromVenus]

You should not talk politics...

[@RVBadlands2015]

I pick the bugs off and give them to the chickens.

[@biglou4452]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jonmccormick8683]

You need to start your own channel on preying mantises maybe geared toward kids and adults still in diapers. = That could become rather popular.

[@juanreynoso9653]

Thank you for that analogy and for those of you who don't like politics or cry about politics or are misinformed about politics let me remind some folks over 60,000 people are dead over 1 million people are infected Don't just get your news from hannity or Fox look around you talk to your friends your family listen to what people are saying and aside from that, thank you John very informative I totally appreciate it.. and if you have something to say go ahead and say it Don't let people try to bully you around I respect your opinion because I know you're a good guy whatever your politics are keep up the good work. 😎🤘

[@Cheburashka_420]

Why don’t you eat eggs

[@user-lp3ew1xb5u]

After I stopped getting rid of wasps - my garden pests virtually disappeared.

[@unicornlife3945]

You are doing great! Be and say truth- most have been afraid too- you will have plenty if followers!! Let them leave ! It is YOUR CHANNEL - they are TOO DEFENSIVE AND BRAIN DEAD

[@RJack1915]

Umm you should not use the asian or euro ones, we have native species.

[@RVBadlands2015]

Though your house was trashed by a renter.

[@Liquidfarm]

"eggiculture"

[@24starchild]

I’m so sorry but you just need to get to the point sooner sometimes, you digress and kinda ramble sometimes, today I couldn’t do it🙏🏻

[@Exposetheluciferianagenda]

Dude your videos are too long.....get to the point

[@allisonteknon9811]

Fauci just stated that Trump locked things down the first time he suggested it. Stay out of politics. Stick to gardening.

[@AgathaVelvet]

Quite harsh to speak to somebody that way. Care to voice your opinion in a kinder way? #manners

[@growingyourgreens]

My opinion is that I question everything the government says at this point as I'm not sure its ever factual or not. In our democracy I like to believe everyone is entitled to their opinions.

[@funnyanimalshorts643]

@@growingyourgreens well then go by facts. China, in FEB, finally admitted that there was person to person transfer. Three days later trump closed the border.

[@williamsprain8883]

@@growingyourgreens I agree with her, unsubscribing now.

[@donHooligan]

why would you defend a spoiled rich boy who would watch you die if it cost him a nickel to save you? ...and Trump threatened to fire Fauci, like dictators do with people who disagree with them.

[@gladtidings4all]

Too much talking, get to the point

[@williamsprain8883]

Unsubscribing as we speak to anyone injecting POLITICAL MEDIA POTSHOTS into gardening.

[@donHooligan]

nobody cares. loser. you don't actually matter.

[@williamsprain8883]

@@donHooligan You are the one that doesn't matter, you can't even write or communicate. Then the name you just dropped, that's calling the kettle black. Doubt you can even understand this, so no more time wasted here or on you.

[@donHooligan]

@@williamsprain8883 John appreciates the ad revenue from your asinine comment. i literally just communicated with you, you absolute moron.

[@jasonoilar]

Politics again! Time to take a break for a while. Unsubscribe. See you in the Fall.

[@Drakenrider]

I see you keep touching your nose.... Thats kind of dangerous John.