Proceedings from the 13th annual Alaska Invasive Species Conference (October 30 – November 3, 2012) are now available at the proceedings’ web page. Five presentations (links provided below) cover entomological topics.
Band of shrub defoliation above treeline from Michael Rasy’s 2012 CNIPM conference presentation. Photo by John Lundquist (USFS) a the Peter’s Creek exit on the Glenn Highway, 2012.
Katie Spellman (UAF, Fairbanks) presented her investigation of how exotic white sweet clover affects pollination and fruit production of native berry-producing shrubs. Michael Rasy (UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Anchorage) and Nathan Lojewski (Chugachmiut) focused on recent severe defoliation of deciduous shrubs in southcentral Alaska, mostly by Geometrid moths. Elizabeth Graham (USFS, Juneau) covered a range of forest health topics, including aerial detection surveys and exotic insect forest pests. Mia Kirk provided an update on the 2011-2012 Alaska Firewood Survey.
White Sweetclover, Pollination and Berry Production: What’s the Buzz??
Katie Villano Spellman, Univeristy of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Biology and Wildlife, Laura Schneller, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Biological Sciences
Geometrid Moth Impact to Berry Production and Subsistence Crops
Nathan Lojewski, Chugachmiut
Geometrid Moth Activity in Southcentral Alaska
Michael Rasy, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service
US Forest Service Forest Health Protection: Insects, Diseases, and Aerial Detection
Lori Winton, Tom Heutte, and Elizabeth Graham US Forest Service, Forest Health Protection
Alaska Firewood Survey
Mia Kirk, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture