5.21-15 Insect die-off - Chistochina, Alaska, USA

Unusual moth

We have bees in February

Interior Alaska’s hot and dry summer of 2013, coupled with an invasion of insect pests, has taken a steep toll on the region’s birch trees, experts say.

9-23-14 Lots of wasps - Kolikanek, Alaska, USA

9-10-14 Unusual caterpillar - Big Lake, Alaska, USA

9-2-14 Caterpillar with reddish tail - Tyonek, Alaska, USA

08-17-14 Abundant bees - Eagle River, Alaska, USA

8-10-14 Thousands of caterpillars - Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

The northern grasshoppers never been observer here before.

A photo of a black unknown insect taken in late July.

7-28-14 Furry black caterpillars - Nondalton Alaska, USA

Could invasive insect be an indicator of changing weather patterns?

7-14-14 Abundant bees & berries - King Cove, Alaska, USA

Unusual insect observation approximately 2 1/2 inches in length and moved slowly, but had long strides.

The 2017 Mount Marathon races were run under cloudy skies and damp conditions. A man swats at bugs that swarmed at the top of Mount Marathon during the race Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in Seward.

Interesting moth - One Tree Island, near Nondalton, Alaska, USA

7-1-14 Bright green bug - Kongignak, Alaska, USA

In just seven years, as much as one-third of the mountain-birch forest in the North Calotte region was severely defoliated by two moth species. Researchers now have a better understanding of what happened.

Milbert's tortoiseshell caterpillar infestation