Pest suppression by bats and management strategies to favour it: a global review

C Tuneu‐Corral, X Puig‐Montserrat… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fighting insect pests is a major challenge for agriculture worldwide, and biological control
and integrated pest management constitute well‐recognised, cost‐effective ways to prevent …

Bats provide a critical ecosystem service by consuming a large diversity of agricultural pest insects

B Maslo, RL Mau, K Kerwin, R McDonough… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiversity directly influences the delivery of multiple ecosystem services, most notably
within agriculture. Projected future global demands for food, fiber and bioenergy will require …

Feasting, not fasting: winter diets of cave hibernating bats in the United States

RF Bernard, EV Willcox, RT Jackson, VA Brown… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Springer
Temperate bat species use extended torpor to conserve energy when ambient temperatures
are low and food resources are scarce. Previous research suggests that migratory bat …

Could species‐focused suppression of Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, the tiger mosquito, affect interacting predators? An evidence …

JAS Bonds, CM Collins… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The risks of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus nuisance and vector‐borne diseases are
rising and the adverse effects of broad‐spectrum insecticide application have promoted …

Bats partition activity in space and time in a large, heterogeneous landscape

EA Beilke, RV Blakey, JM O'Keefe - Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Diverse species assemblages theoretically partition along multiple resource axes to
maintain niche separation between all species. Temporal partitioning has received less …

Lord of the Diptera (and moths and a spider): Molecular diet analyses and foraging ecology of Indiana bats in Illinois

DR O'Rourke, MT Mangan, KE Mangan… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Effective management of endangered or threatened wildlife requires an understanding of
how foraging habitats are used by those populations. Molecular diet analysis of fecal …

Changing with the times: Seasonal environmental gradients unveil dynamic bat assemblages and vulnerability

H Raposeira, P Horta, R Heleno… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Uncovering the temporal and spatial dynamics of biological communities in response to
biotic and abiotic drivers is essential to predict the effects of environmental change on …

Predator-prey relationship between urban bats and insects impacted by both artificial light at night and spatial clutter

H Li, KT Wilkins - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Artificial light at night provides convenience and a perception of safety for
humans. However, it is an environmental pollutant to many wildlife species. We found that in …

Diet composition, niche overlap and partitioning of five sympatric rhinolophid bats in Southwestern China during summer

W Dai, A Li, Y Chang, T Liu, L Zhang, J Li… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Understanding trophic niche differentiation is critical for exploring interspecific competition
and stable coexistence among morphologically similar sympatric species. Bats are an ideal …

Metabarcoding of fecal DNA reveals the broad and flexible diet of a globally endangered bird

K Tang, Y Wang, M Wu, S Wang, C Fu, Z Zhang… - Current …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Knowing the diet of endangered wild animals is a prerequisite for species-specific
conservation and habitat management. The Sichuan partridge Arborophila rufipectus is a …