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Øksfjordjøkelen, Loppa, Finnmark
20 Sep 2024
NRK
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5 Sep 2024
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27 Aug 2024
AP News
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Tree Rotten or Infested?
College, Alaska, United States
18 Aug 2024
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Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
17 Jul 2024
Alaska Public Media
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Norway
9 Jul 2024
NRK
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California officials confirm 2 cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness rarely transmitted in US
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AP News
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Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
25 Oct 2023
KTOO
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Mosquito-borne diseases found in emus, horses in Maine
Maine, United States
17 Oct 2023
Press Herald
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Scientists say Tongass trees could bounce back from budworm infestation
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Alaska Public Media
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What is the reason for large numbers of dead bees spotted in Inverness?
Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
20 Jul 2023
Inverness Courier
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Juneau, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2023
Juneau Empire
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Fireweed blooms hindered by foam?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Jul 2023
LEO Network
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5 people contract malaria within U.S. borders — first such cases in two decades
United States
27 Jun 2023
Washington Post
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What kind of insect?
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
15 Jun 2023
LEO Network
Event
What kind of caterpillars?
2 May 2023
LEO Network
Event
Insects in January
Newhalen, Alaska, United States
11 Jan 2023
LEO Network
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Canada's bee colonies see worst loss in 20 years, explosion of mites blamed
Canada
23 Dec 2022
CBC
Event
"Should have received four tons of plums"
Linge farm, Valldal, Fjord community, Vestland
31 Oct 2022
NRK
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False long-horned beetle
(Stenotrachelus aeneus)
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
5 Oct 2022
LEO Network
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The spruce beetle invasion’s exhausting toll on Southcentral Alaska property owners
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
25 Jul 2022
Anchorage Daily News
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Collapse of Midge Population Impacts Mývatn Birdlife
16 Jul 2022
Iceland Review
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Southeast Alaska’s budworm infestation is still going, and they seem to be moving on to spruce trees
Sitka, Alaska, United States
8 Jul 2022
KCAW - Alaska Public Media
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Infestation of caterpillars
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2022
LEO Network
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Unknown Insect
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2022
LEO Network
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Spittle bug widespread in Clare, Ireland
Liscannor, Munster, Ireland
14 Jun 2022
LEO Network
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Mosquitoes are unusually dense and vicious all of a sudden
Ester, Alaska, United States
14 Jun 2022
LEO Network
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Tent caterpillar infestation returns to Castle Valley
Moab, Utah, United States
5 May 2022
The Times-Independent
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Here winter has become two months shorter
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
4 Nov 2021
NRK
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The hunting tick has been discovered in Norway
Vestby, Akershus, Norway
3 Nov 2021
NRK
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Southern temperatures in Northern Norway – warmer in Narvik than in Rome
Narvik, Nordland, Norway
2 Nov 2021
NRK
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Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon
Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
28 Oct 2021
CTV News, Vancouver Island
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Large number of flies in our home
Wasilla, Alaska, United States
3 Oct 2021
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Was stung by giant wasps – ended up in the emergency room
Øvre Vang, Hamar, Innlandet, Norway
14 Sep 2021
NRK
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Ants are moving house - is this because of the rain?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Sep 2021
LEO Network
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Dry weather leads to increased wasp presence
Saskatchewan, Canada
1 Sep 2021
Northern Pride Publications
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Agriculture Officials Really Want Those Spotted Lanternflies Gone, Gone, Gone
Pennsylvania, United States
24 Aug 2021
NPR.org
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1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state
Blaine, Washington, United States
13 Aug 2021
Alaska Public Media
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He has lived for 74 years – for the first time the river is dry
Skinlo, Breim, Vestland, Norway
9 Aug 2021
NRK
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Insect eating red currant leaves
Lazy Mountain, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2021
LEO Network
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Larva of water beetle (
Dytiscus
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St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
2 Aug 2021
LEO Network
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Spittlebugs galore in Sand Lake area
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2021
LEO Network
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30 percent have been bitten
Húnaþing vestra, Northwestern, Iceland
30 Jul 2021
RÚV
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Caterpillars on Kesugi Ridge
Chase, Alaska, United States
19 Jul 2021
LEO Network
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N.W.T. has now detected mosquito borne viruses
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
13 Jul 2021
CBC
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Maine Has a Dangerous, Small, and Very Itchy Problem
Portland, Maine, United States
7 Jul 2021
The Atlantic
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There's a lot of flies in the mountains and heat, but there are things you can do to cope
Skrovtinden, Reipå, Nordland, Norway
4 Jul 2021
NRK
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European Skipper
(Thymelicus lineola)
in Northwest, BC
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2021
LEO Network
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Lymantria dispar dispar outbreak
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
19 Jun 2021
LEO Network
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Tiny insects ate the needles off a half million acres of Tongass hemlocks. Most of the trees will be fine.
Juneau, Alaska, United States
11 Jun 2021
KTOO
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Mysterious black substance on Wells Beach turns out to be millions of dead bugs
Wells Beach Station, Maine, United States
8 Jun 2021
Press Herald
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Probably the world's northernmost observed narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Sjona, Rana, Nordland, Norway
23 May 2021
NRK
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This giant mosquito attracts attention – Never seen such a mosquito
Skarberget, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
17 May 2021
NRK
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70-year-old Texas man dies after being attacked by aggressive swarm of bees while mowing his lawn
Breckenridge, Texas, United States
28 Apr 2021
KTLA
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Bees emerging in Fairbanks
College, Alaska, United States
16 Apr 2021
LEO Network
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Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County
Blaine, Washington, United States
24 Oct 2020
king5.com
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Worst plum season in 60 years
Lofthus, Hordaland, Norway
5 Oct 2020
NRK
Event
Big year for some biting insects, but not mosquitoes
Chistochina, Alaska, United States
30 Sep 2020
LEO Network
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No treasure found under the rainbow: The soil is full of plastic garbage
Måøya, Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
29 Sep 2020
NRK
Event
Second year of Hemlock Looper Moth (
Lambdina fiscellaria
) outbreak returns to North Vancouver in larger numbers
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8 Sep 2020
LEO Network
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Large Winged Beetle Likely a Burying Beetle (genus
Nicrophorus
)
31 Aug 2020
LEO Network
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Grasshoppers are Becoming More Common
Koyuk, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2020
LEO Network
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Caterpillar Causing Itchy Skin Likely a Rusty Tussock Caterpillar (
Orgyia antiqua
)
Alakanuk, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2020
LEO Network
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They're everywhere - but do they pinch?
Vestby, Akershus, Norway
11 Aug 2020
NRK
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Russia begins mass vaccination against bubonic plague in danger areas near border with Mongolia
Republic of Tuva
11 Aug 2020
Siberia Times
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Watson Lake resident captures 'first record' of ghost moth in Yukon
Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada
2 Aug 2020
CBC
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Yukon sees most mosquitoes in many years, control program says
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
25 Jul 2020
CBC
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Low Swedish wasp numbers defy expert expectations
Sweden
24 Jul 2020
Radio Sweden
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Unusual Pink Caterpillar is a Sawfly Larvae
Grayling, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Summer of the Fly
16 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Eastern Ontario in grip of worst Gypsy moth outbreak in 30 years
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
15 Jul 2020
Belleville Intelligencer
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Eastern Ontario in grip of worst Gypsy moth outbreak in 30 years
Eastern Canada
15 Jul 2020
Belleville Intelligencer
Event
Haven't expected fewer plums in ten years
Nedstrand, Tysvær
8 Jul 2020
NRK
Event
Odd Looking Bug is a Sawfly
Aniak, Alaska, United States
4 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Mosquito species that could spread malaria found in Finland
Finland
2 Jul 2020
Yle Uutiset
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Uncommon Ichneumonid Wasp Sighting
1 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Millions of moths descend on Quebec cities
Roberval, Quebec, Canada
28 Jun 2020
CBC
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Emerald ash borer keeping some GRCA properties closed
Byng Island Conservation Area, Ontario
26 Jun 2020
KitchenerToday.com
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Mysterious Holes in Leaves
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Orangeville area trees swarming with invasive caterpillars
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
20 Jun 2020
Orangeville.com
Event
Increasing catch of spruce bark beetles
Viken county, Norway
19 Jun 2020
Viken Skog
Event
Record-breaking heatwave in Siberia
Siberia, Russian Federation
17 Jun 2020
the Guardian
Event
Notice more wasps and yellow jackets this year? You’re not alone
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Uncommon Ruby Tiger Moth (
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
) Sighting
Teller, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Yellow Jacket Wasp Nesting on the Beaches in Nome
Nome, Alaska, United States
3 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Large landslides have passed in Alta
Kråkenes, Alta, Norway
3 Jun 2020
NRK
Event
Ticks moving into Northern Saskatchewan
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Icelandic Bees on Road to Recovery
Iceland
30 May 2020
Iceland Review
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Ichneumon Wasp Spotted in King Cove
King Cove, Alaska
18 May 2020
LEO Network
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Northwestern Crow (
Corvus caurinus
) with Ticks
Port Graham, Alaska, United States
6 May 2020
LEO Network
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Decrease in Mosquitoes
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
1 May 2020
LEO Network
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There' been a butterfly surge on the Gold Coast, now it's the moths turn
Queensland, Australia
26 Apr 2020
ABC News Australia
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Africa's Huge Locust Swarms Are Growing at the Worst Time
Africa
16 Apr 2020
Wired
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The coffins should be safely in the permafrost – now more emergency need to be excavated
Likneset, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
29 Mar 2020
NRK
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Kenya suffers worst locust infestation in 70 years as millions of insects swarm farmland
Kenya
26 Jan 2020
the Guardian
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Worried about the bees this year
Revetal, Vestfold, Norway
24 Jan 2020
NRK
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Unidentified Foam on Fallen Leaves
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
19 Oct 2019
LEO Network
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Outbreak of tree-killing, allergy-inducing moths
Wycotte Flat, British Columbia, Canada
8 Oct 2019
CBC
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Nepal is reeling from an unprecedented dengue outbreak
Nepal
7 Oct 2019
Science News
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Third Massachusetts resident dies of EEE, eight deaths so far this year in United States
Freetown, Massachusetts, United States
24 Sep 2019
Newsweek
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