Invasive Preying Mantis Species

Question

I think the photo in your link is the Chinese invasive mantis species. I recently found one and my friend told me to destroy it. I did not want to, but I googled preying mantis egg sacks and the one you pictured, that I have, is detrimental to the native mantis that we have in our area. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/praying-mantis-egg-sac-info.htm https://www.brandywine.org/conservancy/blog/invasive-mantis-species

Answer 1

It is. What you can do is to destroy its egg sacks before they emerge. This, paired with having reptiles or larger birds like chickens, can reduce the invasive population quite well.