For the second year in a row, people around Dillingham, Aleknagik and Wood-Tikchik State Park and the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge are reporting a massive outbreak of caterpillars. Listen now

Unidentified Ant

Bugs of various shapes and sizes are part of life in Alaska, and it can be easy for them to escape notice.

The moths hover in the air like hummingbirds, rapidly flapping their wings as they move from flower to flower, feeding on the nectar — and they've been seen in Yellowknife.

A fungus that’s damaged trees in Southcentral and Interior Alaska has been discovered for the first time in Southeast. But there’s a chance its spread could be stopped.

Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Quebec City - a larva was found under the bark of one of the 400 branches taken from municipal ash trees in 2017. "

A number of plants are growing oddly "out of season".

A biologist peers into his collection jar to find an example of the green caterpillars that have been dining on willow bushes, making brown batches on the landscape in and about Nome.

The village of Anvik along the west bank of the Yukon River has an increase in defoliation associated with caterpillar numbers.

Locals blame Poolbeg incinerator for infestation in Sandymount and Ringsend

Unknown Beetle

They're a parasite many people don't think live in Alaska, but Fish and Game says ticks are here and their numbers are on the rise.

Unidentified beetle near Tongass Highway

April’s high levels of rainfall led to continued flooding across the Greater Toronto Area‘s many beaches, creating a “breeding ground” for mosquitoes and West Nile Virus.

A foliage disease epidemic that killed shore pines near 10 Mile and other areas around Haines appears to have subsided, according to a U.S. Forest

The leaves, in general, don't look too healthy. They seem to lack vitality and are shriveled in many places.

Infestation of an unknown species of caterpillar.

Two people were found to have plague this week. What does the disease look like in the modern world, and why does it keep happening in New Mexico?

This year we have very few apples that are fully pollinated. We are building bee houses next to our garden in hopes that we can bring the bees back and next year.