“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, ...

People can help bats that survive white-nose syndrome this winter by building a bat house where they can raise their young during summer months. Stacy Schumacher of Madison builds a bat house.

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Flooding this year has increased the likelihood of mosquitos being pests, but when they start nibbling, you have options other than pesticides. In fact, bats are fantastic mosquito munching machines, ...

Forget birdhouses — starting Wednesday, workshops at the Phoenix Bat Cave can show you how to build a bat house in your own front lawn. But if the idea of hosting bats is a little much, the Bat Cave ...

DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (WLOX) - Boy Scouts of America Troop 210 is making a difference in the insect population in Diamondhead. Over the weekend, Life Scout Brody Coats led his peers to build four bat ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin DNR and the La Crosse Parks Department are working to create new bat houses near the bridge at Pettibone Park. “They gave a small short presentation with some ...

Bats are all around, but due to their nocturnal nature, Baton Rouge residents do not see them often. Misconceptions about the flying mammals abound, despite their significance to ecological systems.