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 ...

Did you know that I can track birds and bats on the radar as they leave their roosts? Birds usually show up in the morning hours as a “roost ring”, and in the summer, Purple Martins are usually the ...

The last rays from sol are disappearing behind the forests to the west. The red and gold glow given by these trees now has the sunset spectrum on the horizon, forming a backdrop. Sunset is earlier ...

A few dark specks on a sheet, windowsill, or skirting board can make an ordinary room feel suddenly suspect. The reaction is usually immediate and deeply familiar. Disgust arrives first, closely ...

Members of a third new bat species. A colony of what is apparently a new species of Hipposideros from an abandoned gold mine in Western Kenya. (Photo courtesy of B.D. Patterson / Field Museum) ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Plants Newsletter, with a list of plant-related activities and events for August and links to articles you might have missed. But first, a few words about bats — those flying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egyptian fruit bats were one of the species included in a new genetic immunity study on bats and other mammals. After getting bit ...

These summer nights are warm and calm. They are very alive with all sorts of critters. The usual nocturnal rabbits, porcupines, foxes and deer move about and feed now. Owls call and search for meals ...

KEARNEY - Good Samaritan Hospital is working with a bat specialist to find and remove any bats that might be occupying the hospital. The specialist was called after a small number of bat bugs were ...