People want to attract bats to their properties for their importance to the environment and pest control advantages. These mysterious, and somewhat feared, winged mammals are also essential ...

“Quite a few people put up bat houses around here,” said Ross Winton, wildlife biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Jerome. “They put them up as roost boxes during the summer, ...

Summer draws nigh, which means it’s mosquito season. You have your usual arsenal of tiki torches, insect repellent oil, electric zapping lamps, and insecticide needed to fight them and the nasty ...

Have You Bats in Your Belfry? It started with my sister-in-law’s request to build her a bat house. I was online looking for bat house plans when I came across an interesting website for an ...

In an effort to reduce the population of disease-carrying mosquitoes, the Town of North Hempstead (TONH) has installed bat houses in local parks—Manorhaven Beach Park, Harbor Links Golf Course, Clark ...

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 ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER — The onset of fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion, which makes it an important time for conservation-minded Vermonters to learn about, ...