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Bed bugs are an insect we do not want to find in the home. I have had bed bugs brought to the Extension office for identification, but fortunately not very many. This does not mean bed bugs are not in ...
Sinister superstitions have given bats a bad rap, but these mammals actually are a boon to gardens. The winged wonders play a pivotal role in the ecosystem as pollinators, seed dispersers and pest ...
There are a lot of images that come to mind when you think of bats. Long webbed wings, sharp teeth, the dark and cold caves they like to inhabit throughout much of the year. When students at the ...
It’s about to be summer in Texas, and that means warm-weather-loving bugs and parasites will be taking aim at you and your pets. For those who like to cool off with a dip in one of the state’s many ...
A spreading plague has killed more than a million bats across the eastern U.S. July 20, 2010— -- A spreading plague has killed more than a million bats across the eastern U.S., and wildlife ...
Bats in the office: ‘It’s creepy actually’ PSAC sounds alarm over health and safety over bats and poor air quality at Gatineau office building., CTV's Megan Shaw reports. The union representing the ...
To the Editor: Bats are now in their 11th hour worldwide and on the East Coast, the clock is about to strike 12. New Jersey is in its second season of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungus which has ...
Though they’re the cause of many recent nightmares, bedbugs have been keeping people awake at night for thousands of years. Archeologists in Egypt once found a 3,500-year-old fossilized specimen of ...
Different kinds of bats get bitten by different kinds of bat flies: blind, flightless insects that somehow are able to be picky about the kind of bats they go after. In a study inspired by research ...
WASHINGTON - The sound made by a male big brown bat as it zeroes in on a bug that might make a tasty meal - if another bat doesn't get there first - is a sequence of chirps beyond the range of human ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sound made by a male big brown bat as it zeroes in on a bug that might make a tasty meal - if another bat doesn't get there first - is a sequence of chirps beyond the range ...