Alaska Entomological Society

Furthering the study and appreciation of entomology in Alaska

Job announcement: Entomologist (Fairbanks)

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Matt Bowser

See the job announcement at the URI below. It closes on April 6.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/399294200

ADN: With arrival on Kenai Peninsula, cluster flies make first Alaska appearance

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Matt Bowser

http://www.adn.com/article/20150330/arrival-kenai-peninsula-cluster-flies-make-first-alaska-appearance

2015 AKES Newsletter posted

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Matt Bowser

The March 2015 Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society is now available at the URI below.

http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2015_I.pdf

In this issue:

First record of a cluster fly (Calliphoridae: Pollenia) in Alaska
What is a specimen? What should we count and report when managing an entomology collection?
Moths land on Murkowski’s desk—Senate Resolution 70
Two new Lepidoptera host plant relationships
The DNA barcoding UAMU Project: Testing the insect identification power of DNA barcoding technology
Review of the eighth annual meeting

ADN: Will Alaska’s weird winter be followed by equally strange summer?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Matt Bowser

The article (URI below) includes interviews with Glenn Juday and Derek Sikes about forest insects, mosquitoes, and yellow jackets.

http://www.adn.com/article/20150322/will-alaskas-weird-winter-be-followed-equally-strange-summer