The pale, sweet-smelling flowers of evening primrose ( Oenothera biennis) open at dusk, making them highly visible and ...

Leroy Davis writes: ''We live in a somewhat rural area with small ponds nearby. Obviously there is a large population of mosquitoes along with other insects, some good and some not so good. I ...

Myths have done bats (and us) no favors. Here’s the real deal on these skeeter eaters and how we can help them, from Norfolk ...

In many cultures, extending back millennia, bats have been associated with the devil, witchcraft and evil-doers. Their nocturnal activities have spurned countless myths about malevolent behavior: ...

Hoping to help both gardener and wildlife, a Centerport student installed houses for bats in a community garden as part of his Eagle Scout project — an effort to help the animals thrive and to control ...

The bat sanctuary holds the title in the Guinness World Records as the largest single colony of Geoffroy’s Rousette Fruit ...

Master naturalists Mary Beth Lampe (from left), Karen Harden and Tina Olivas walk through the Fort Worth Botanic Garden before placing an ultrasonic microphone to pick up different species of bats, ...

DALLAS — Texas is the “battiest” state, home to 32 of the country’s 47 bat species — and in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, nowhere may prove that better than the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A recent ...