Leroy Davis writes: ''We live in a somewhat rural area with small ponds nearby. Obviously there is a large population of mosquitoes along with other insects, some good and some not so good. I ...

Bats such as the common noctule consume pest insects over intensively managed arable land and thereby support sustainable agriculture. A new study led by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo ...

The week of Halloween is also Bat Week and is meant to illustrate the important role bats, often cast as scary creatures in classic cult horror movies, play in our ecosystems. “We know that bats ...

Local bat populations are getting attention in the Phoenix area due to a recent mosquito surge ahead of Halloween. The Mexican free-tailed bats living in the Phoenix Bat Cave primarily eat larger prey ...

Unfounded claims that bats get stuck in people’s hair, that all bats have rabies, and Hollywood’s influence (for example, the concept of blood-sucking vampires) often put bats in a negative light. The ...

Scientists have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only travels great distances, but also hunt at impressive altitudes of up to 1,600 meters above ground -- the altitude at which ...

ANBSACH, Germany — Did you know that USAG Ansbach is home to 16 different bat species? Every one of them is strictly protected under German Environmental law and twelve are even on the red list of ...

Over the last two years, staff at the Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center have worked to save bats from the dangers of the Russian full-scale invasion. Now, they join researchers at the Smithsonian ...

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only ...