In a proof-of-concept study, researchers tested a novel approach to mitigate deadly bat-borne viruses from jumping into ...

Scientists fed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes blood laced with weakened rabies and Nipah viruses, then let those insects bite bats ...

Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola and coronaviruses. These pathogens can spread to humans ...

Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an ...

In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Driving by Mini Park in the Shore Acres neighborhood of St. Petersburg, you may notice the pretty greenery and playground, but there’s also a wooden stake. At the top of ...

WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Just call him the Bat Man. When local woodworker Matt Soete heard officials in this historic Missouri River town were considering pesticides to control mosquitoes along the new ...

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 ...