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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Living in Florida, we, unfortunately, know just how pesky insects can be — especially this time of year. But rather than ramping up on screens and bug spray, one ...

Two little eyes peer up at a tiny wooden box, eagerly searching for signs of bats. My 3-year-old daughter does this several times a week even though I’ve told her it’d be months before a bat likely ...

Which bat house is best? Bats are like bees in that they’re an essential but misunderstood part of the ecosystem that’s in sharp decline. Bats are responsible for eating millions of bugs — a single ...

Wildlife experts have a solution for mosquito haters: invite bats into your yards. Installing a bat house, experts say, is a safe, effective way to eliminate many of the pesky critters that take over ...

MEADVILLE ― In 2000, Terry Lobdell saw something he could never forget. With a flashlight, he peeked into one of the first bat houses he ever made attached to a post in his backyard. Thirty little ...

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