If you have ever seen bats swooping after mosquitoes at dusk on a summer evening, you know they are voracious when it comes to reducing the insect population. In fact, a single little brown bat can ...

We are better off with bats. These bat facts will make you rethink the unsung heroes of the night and learn why you should ...

Being bugged by pesky mosquitos or moths? Want some help reducing their numbers? Encourage bats to hang around. Often having the undeserved reputation of nighttime villain, these furry, winged mammals ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio is a major hub for bat activity, and bat boxes (or bat houses) are an increasingly popular way for residents to support the local ecos ...

Are you scared of bats? You wouldn’t be alone if you were. While the cultural connotations of bats are pretty sinister, with people associating them with darkness, vampires and disease, the truth ...

Amanda Bayley wants to change the world one suburban yard at a time. “Our core mission is to bring back native habitat to the suburbs,” says Bayley, a landscape architect and the co-founder of Plan it ...

Bats flying around your home at night may signal a healthy ecosystem. (Image: Canva) Bats in gardens signal a healthy, balanced ecosystem. Bats control pests and help pollinate night-blooming plants.

As the weather warms, all kinds of critters are waking up and joining the party. Among them are mosquitoes. The Washington State Department of Health is permitting municipalities to treat ditches, ...

Hoping to help both gardener and wildlife, a Centerport student installed houses for bats in a community garden as part of his Eagle Scout project — an effort to help the animals thrive and to control ...

Learning the bat population is diminishing might bring a shrug from most teenagers but when Ana Phillips, 14, learned this fact she was quickly inspired to help save the bats. She was surprised to ...

As dusk settles and the last birds vanish into trees, something else begins to stir. Dark shapes dart and zigzag across the sky, sometimes disappearing only to return seconds later. If you notice this ...