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Eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis) rest in pecan trees in Comanche County,Texas (left) and Somerville, TX (right). Photo Credit: Kyle Slusher, TexasA&M AgriLife Extension Service (left), USDA-ARS Pecan Breeding Station(right).

by Kyle Slusher and Troy Swift IPM Report

Beneficial Spotlight: Bats

Bat Biology and Their Role in Agriculture Bats are a unique group of mammals in that they are the only ones capable of true flight. Other ‘flying’ mammals, such as flying squirrels, don’t actually fly but rather glide (a fancy term for controlled falling) when they take to the air. All bats are in the...