"The spruce bark beetle epidemic currently ravaging Southcentral AK's spruce trees is well-known, but I haven't heard mention of other pests occurring in conjunction."

Local beekeepers suspect pesticides used for controlling mosquitoes may be the cause.

An unusually wet year is responsible for the biblical-seeming swarm of pallid-winged grasshoppers, according to entomologists.

"This is the first time I've seen this kind of caterpillar in this area."

Hoverfly larva (possibly Dasysyrphus) found out in the open. Usually, they are found in stagnant water, on a decomposing animal carcass, or in rot holes of trees.

The rusty tussock moth has invaded the tundra in the Nome area, an infestation of the species not seen this far north before.

A burying beetle was seen for the first time by an observer in Tuntutuliak.

Unusually high abundance of rusty tussock moth caterpillars in the Nome area.

Unusually high abundance of caterpillars in the Nome River Valley.

"My family and I have been RV camping across Alaska for the last several years. This year, the mass amounts of dead spruce trees have been more apparent than any year prior."

The willow blotch leaf miner appears to be having a banner year in Whitehorse, likely because of hot, dry conditions in the city this spring.

Two flying insects and two spiders observed in Grayling are not unexpected in the area, but had not been recognized before.

The ladybug bloom appears to be about 80 miles by 80 miles, but the ladybugs aren’t in a concentrated mass that size; they’re spread throughout the sky.

A large group of black plant bug nymphs were observed in early June.

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