Finding an infestation of tiny, biting bugs in your house is always cause for alarm. You might immediately assume that you have bed bugs, but you may have a lesser-known relative of the bed bug: the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Often small and flying at night, the more than 160 bat species found in the Amazon can be challenging to identify in the field by researchers and ...

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 ...

When it comes to bug-munching, bats are insatiable. Of the 1,250 species, the 40 species on this continent are all insectivores. Big brown bats, red bats, and little brown bats can often be spotted at ...

Being bugged by pesky mosquitos or moths? Want some help reducing their numbers? Encourage bats to hang around. Often having the undeserved reputation of nighttime villain, these furry, winged mammals ...

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 ...

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 ...