Alias: Bat bugs. The family Cimicidae, to which the bat bugs, bed bugs, swallow and swift bugs, and several others belong, have a worldwide distribution. Bat bugs are small, oval-shaped, flattened ...

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 ...

Bats are a natural pesticide. A single bat can eat between 6,000 and 8,000 insects in a night, depending on species and feeding habits. Since 2006, many bat populations in the U.S. have collapsed due ...

As bat activity increases in the foothills, Auburn police are urging residents to keep their distance if a bat shows up at ...