How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect‑eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy

A healthy bat hangs in a cave, resting up to eat its weight in bugs at dusk. Liz Hamrick/TVA Most Americans tend to think ...
Iowa Public Radio

At this Texas pecan orchard, bats handle most of the bug control

Janet Debelak Tyburec, of Bat Survey Solutions, measures the ears of an evening bat on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 at Swift River Pecans in Lockhart, Texas. These bats eat lots of different insects in ...
Worcester Magazine

The original flappers: Clark University walk follows mysteries of bats

Bats are sweet, whimsical, diverse, and essential as eaters of insects, many, many insects. A Clark University bat walk ...
KERA News

At this Texas pecan orchard, bats handle most of the bug control

On a clear September night along the San Marcos River in central Texas, a handful of people in headlamps gathered around a small, noisy creature: an evening bat. Melissa Donnelly, a science specialist ...