Ive been seeing a couple reports about Indian walking sticks around my area and want to document and study them for a while to see their effect on local plant life and also their interactions with native Timema and the other walking sticks. But so far I after looking around my neighborhood in the Iv…

You shouldn’t be restricting yourself to ivy. Carausius morosus is one of the more polyphagous stick insects, so seeking a particular food plant may not be effective. Here in the Bay Area, California, I’ve seen them eat a bunch of random garden ornamentals aside from the various plants listed online…

I was restricting myself to some local Ivy because I’ve seen a lot of skeletonized leaves in it which had me thinking of these, but you are right, I should be looking at the other plants and shrubs as well. So would I be better off going out around evening with a flashlight? And what should I gener…

I’m by no means an expert on finding stick insects, so my advice it quite limited. I just happen to find some from time to time around the garden. They are nocturnal, so yes, searching at night might help. It’s easier to check small herbaceous plants like vegetables and flowers in a garden rather th…

I see. Some have told me that is usually their feeding pattern on Ivy but I will keep an open mind. I will try a search tonight if not tomorrow and see what I find. Thank you so much for the insight I’m very sure this will help a lot!

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