With traveling on the rise, so is the risk of bringing bed bugs home. In the last few years, the number of bed bugs brought into Extension offices for identification has increased. Bat bugs are also ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Often small and flying at night, the more than 160 bat species found in the Amazon can be challenging to identify in the field by researchers and ...

Weighing about the same as a dollar coin with a wing span approaching 10 inches, the northern long-eared bat emerges each spring from Appalachian mountain caves to live in the trees of South Carolina.

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 ...

In the effort to combat garden insect pests, there is a cadre of carnivores ready to rush to the chore. Many birds are omnivores, eating both seeds (unfortunately some of those that gardeners just ...

Noctilionoid bat species evolved wildly different faces as they adapted to exploit diverse food sources -- including insects, fruit, nectar, blood and fish. New research shows that those adaptations ...