In Southcentral Alaska, wasps seem to be everywhere. One Anchorage clinic has seen more than 250 sting patients this year.
Interesting wasp is black with neon stripes
Loads of Yellow Jackets (Vespidae)
Unusual Butterfly(?)
Early wasps
First mosquito (and bite) of year.
An early season?
Warm temperatures drive emergence of early willow buds, pollen and honey bee activity.
9-10-14 Unusual caterpillar - Big Lake, Alaska, USA
08-17-14 Abundant bees - Eagle River, Alaska, USA
Unusual insect observation approximately 2 1/2 inches in length and moved slowly, but had long strides.
In Anchorage, the city logged 68 bed bug complaints in 2013, a decrease from the 84 in 2012. There was just one complaint in 2007 and 2008 combined, according to city data.
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) butterfly caterpillar
Each spring, it seems, the air of Alaska is filled with the buzz of mosquitoes and the whines of people declaring that this is undoubtedly the worst bug season they've ever experienced. This year they may have a case.
6-10-13 Strange bug - Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Birch shieldbug found in Wasilla home in November.
The outlook for blueberries in Southcentral Alaska this year is bleak, scientists say. The reason: Two species of moth have damaged berry patches, as well as native deciduous trees, from the southern Kenai Peninsula to Mat-Su.
The birch leafminer ate its way through birches across Southcentral and Interior Alaska this summer. Hot and dry weather earlier in summer may have been optimal for them.
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