The worst-hit areas appear to be established neighborhoods with older spruce trees, especially in Turnagain and Spenard.
Queens are usually out and about at this time of year feeding up on nectar and preparing to nest for the summer. Things are disappointingly quiet this spring, and last summer’s endless rain is the likely reason.
Kettle ponds in Denali National Park contain less water this spring than in previous years, due to low snowfall and permafrost thaw. Shrubs are replacing grasses as the lakes dry.
A sharp decline in chestnut trees caused by a parasitic fungus in Russia's southern Krasnodar region is threatening the area's honey production, according to local beekeepers and scientists.
The sun when direct was intense, definitely not April and not May...more like the month of June.
The closures of the campgrounds, facing the threat of falling trees, likely will last through summer, the state parks division said.
Warm temperatures break 30 year record.
Spruce beetles damaged nearly 600,000 acres of forest in 2018, and the damage continues to grow.
Massive, aggressive mosquitoes are swarming North Carolina weeks after Hurricane Florence tore through the region.
The latest tally of beetle kill shows more than 550,000 acres of forest with dead spruce from the ongoing infestation this year alone, much of it in Mat-Su.
There's nothing for humans to worry about. Gnats, on the other hand...
I started looking for insects months ago only to find them significantly absent from this area.
Fewer wasp and mosquito interactions in Anchorage in 2018 than typical.
Unidentified beetle pupa found near camp on a river bank.
Grasshopper seen in area with typically few sightings
There are unusually low numbers of mosquitoes throughout Finland this sweltering summer – and likely fewer than usual next year as well.
While the airborne ants may be a nuisance, Moscow City Hall’s environmental protection department said they are not dangerous.
More bees seen enjoying sweet clover thus year than in recent years.
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