In Slana, Alaska, mosquito activity is unusually low this year, with sightings significantly delayed compared to previous years.
The spruce along the highway between mile 157 and 162 show signs of stress, the tips of the branches are orangish and the deep green of the trees are fading.
Bumblebees (bombus polaris), moths, butterflies, mosquitoes (Culicidae) and gnats (Nematocera) are still here.
Non-sting wasp (cynipoidea) larva