Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) butterfly caterpillar

Predaceous diving beetle

7-23-13 Horntail wood wasp - Selawik, Alaska,

7-21-13 Tiger moth - St. Mary's, Alaska, USA

Mosquito populations are way up in Southcentral Alaska this year. Extremely high numbers are also reported from interior Alaska.

Crane fly adult

Each spring, it seems, the air of Alaska is filled with the buzz of mosquitoes and the whines of people declaring that this is undoubtedly the worst bug season they've ever experienced. This year they may have a case.

6-10-13 Strange bug - Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Potential problem for local trees, berry bushes and other plants.

The number of rufous hummingbirds visiting southern Vancouver Island over the summer is dropping and the cause may be climate change, says a local bird expert.

Non-sting wasp (cynipoidea) larva

6-12-12 Weird orange bug - Pilot Point, Alaska, USA

The outlook for blueberries in Southcentral Alaska this year is bleak, scientists say. The reason: Two species of moth have damaged berry patches, as well as native deciduous trees, from the southern Kenai Peninsula to Mat-Su.

STERLING, Alaska — Spent today tramping around the boggy depths of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, which is about a three-hour drive south of Anchorage. Berg The group went there to see h…

Prairie farmers are facing a grasshopper infestation the likes of which might never have been seen in Western Canada. The last kick from a drought that devastated crops last year.