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.

First mosquito sighting in Kotzebue.

Unfamiliar insect found near Potters Marsh, identified as a red velvet mite (family Trombidiidae).

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.