About the AKES Newsletter
At least one issue of the Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society is to be produced each year including announcements, entomological news, and other content relating to entomology in Alaska. At this point the newsletter is not printed; it is only produced in electronic format. If you intend to submit an article please view the author submission guidelines.
Issues
Newsletter, Volume 16 (2024), Issue 1 (January)
Two biocontrol insects of invasive yellow toadflax self-established in Anchorage, Alaska: the toadflax flower-feeding beetle and the toadflax seed capsule weevil
Alexandria Wenninger
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Work on a spider list for Alaska
Jozef Slowik
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New pollinators and insect visitors to orchids in Southeast Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, and components of the orchid pollinator network in Southeast Alaska
Marlin Bowles and Bob Armstrong
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An Alaska review of The Social Wasps of North America
Alexandria Wenninger
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Review of the sixteenth annual meeting
Dana Brennan
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Metabarcoding pollinators on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Matt Bowser, Anya Bronowski, and Dom Watts
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Defoliation of haskap shoots by the honeysuckle moth in Southcentral Alaska
Alexandria Wenninger
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The beehive honey moth as a pest of stored honey bee comb in Alaska
Alexandria Wenninger
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Newsletter, Volume 15 (2022), Issue 1 (November)
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Notes on the chokecherry midge: A new insect species record for Alaska and natural enemy of invasive chokecherry
Alexandria Wenninger
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Corrections to the literature: Three recently published records for Nicrophorus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Silphinae) deemed erroneous
Derek S. Sikes
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Willow weevils in Juneau, Alaska
Bob Armstrong and John Hudson
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Using the Sony RX10 iv for photographing insects
Bob Armstrong
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Review of the fifteenth annual meeting
Dana Brennan and Alexandria Wenninger
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Newsletter, Volume 14 (2021), Issue 1 (May)
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Assessment of the pinned specimen digitization progress of the University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection
Ashley L. Smith, Derek S. Sikes, Taylor L. Kane, Adam Haberski, Jayce B. Williamson, Renee K. Nowicki and Michael J. Apperson
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2021_n1_a01.pdf
Bugs in winter
John Hudson and Bob Armstrong
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2021_n1_a02.pdf
Notes on a collection of spiders from agricultural by-catch from the Matanuska-Susitna area of Alaska
Jozef Slowik
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2021_n1_a03.pdf
Pollination, pilfering, and predation in an orchid pollinator network in the Juneau area of Southeast Alaska
Marlin Bowles and Robert Armstrong
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2021_n1_a04.pdf
Review of the fourteenth annual meeting
Alexandria Wenninger and Dana Brennan
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2021_n1_a05.pdf
Newsletter, Volume 13 (2020), Issue 1 (June)
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Review of the thirteenth annual meeting
Alexandria Wenninger
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a01.pdf
The brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) continues to not occur in Alaska and no specimens from Alaska have ever been archived
Derek S. Sikes
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a02.pdf
2019 Entomology Highlights from Alaska’s Forests
Garret Dubois, Stephen Burr, Elizabeth Graham, Jason Moan, Jessie Moan, Martin Schoofs, and Steve Swenson
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a03.pdf
Ground survey to assess hemlock sawfly population during a large-scale outbreak in Southeast Alaska
Elizabeth Graham
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a04.pdf
Misidentifications in science: An example based on Scathophaga impudicum (Diptera: Scathophagidae)
Derek S. Sikes
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a05.pdf
A harebrained attempt to collect during peak snowshoe hare
Adam Haberski
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a06.pdf
A pilot study examining the diet of introduced Alaska blackfish (Dallia pectoralis T. H. Bean, 1880) in Kenai, Alaska, by metabarcoding
Matt Bowser and Apphia Bowser
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a07.pdf
University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection specimen count verification
Voss Whitmore, Derek S. Sikes, and Adam Haberski
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a08.pdf
Update to the identification guide to female Alaskan bumble bees and a summary of recent changes to the Alaskan bumble bee fauna
Derek S. Sikes and Jessica J. Rykken
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2020_n1_a09.pdf
Newsletter, Volume 12 (2019), Issue 1 (March)
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Announcements
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2019_n1_a01.pdf
Arthropods potentially associated with spruce (Picea spp.) in Interior Alaska
Derek S. Sikes
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2019_n1_a02.pdf
A second Alaska record for Polix coloradella (Walsingham, 1888) (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), the “Skunk Moth”
David Moskowitz
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2019_n1_a03.pdf
Some food items of introduced Alaska blackfish (Dallia pectoralis T. H. Bean, 1880) in Kenai, Alaska
Matt Bowser, Miriam Bowser, Ethan Bowser, Apphia Bowser, and Esther Bowser
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2019_n1_a04.pdf
Two new records of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) from Alaska
Matt Bowser
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2019_n1_a05.pdf
Changes in soil fungal communities in response to invasion by Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 at Stormy Lake, Nikiski, Alaska
Matt Bowser
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2019_n1_a06.pdf
Review of the twelfth annual meeting
Alexandria Wenninger
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2019_n1_a07.pdf
Newsletter, Volume 11 (2018), Issue 1 (August)
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Microarthropods and other soil fauna of Tanana River floodplain soils: a primer
Robin N. Andrews
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2018_n1_a01.pdf
Larger insect collection specimens are not more likely to show evidence of apparent feeding damage by dermestids (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
Joel Stone and Derek S. Sikes
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2018_n1_a02.pdf
DNA barcoding Alaskan willow rosette gall makers (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Rabdophaga)
Matt Bowser, Apphia M. Bowser, Ethan L. Bowser, Miriam D. Bowser, Dominique M. Collet, and Tracy Melvin
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2018_n1_a03.pdf
How heating affects growth rate of Dubia roaches
Fionn D. Pietsch
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2018_n1_a04.pdf
Review of the eleventh annual meeting
Adam Haberski
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2018_n1_a05.pdf
Newsletter, Volume 10 (2017), Issue 1 (May)
Complete issue (4.7 Mb)
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Upcoming Events
AKES Newsletter editorial committee
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2017_n1_a01.pdf
Western Flower Thrips and Alaska
Schade, J.
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2017_n1_a02.pdf
Orthosia hibisci (Guenée), the speckled green fruitworm: confirmed causing extensive hardwood defoliation in Southcentral and Western Alaska
Moan, J.; Dubois, G. & Swenson, S.
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2017_n1_a03.pdf
DNA barcoding Alaska’s butterflies
Sikes, D. S.
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2017_n1_a04.pdf
Notes on using LifeScanner for DNA-based identification of non-marine macroinvertebrates
Bowser, M.
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2017_n1_a05.pdf
Highlights of the 10th annual meeting of the Alaska Entomological Society
Daly, K.
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2017_n1_a06.pdf
Newsletter, Volume 9 (2016), Issue 1 (April)
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Announcing the UAF Entomology Club
Haberski, A.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), p. 1
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a01.pdf
Bombus occidentalis in Alaska and the need for future study (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
McHugh, M. and Sikes, D.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 2-5
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a02.pdf
New findings of twisted-wing parasites (Strepsiptera) in Alaska
McDermott, M.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 6-8
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a03.pdf
Asian gypsy moths and Alaska
Schade, J.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 9-10
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a04.pdf
Non-marine invertebrates of the St. Matthew Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska
Sikes, D. S., Bogan, D., Bickford, C., Slowik, J. and Peek, S.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 11-20
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a05.pdf
Food review: Urocerus flavicornis (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)
Bowser, M.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), p. 20
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a06.pdf
The spruce aphid, a non-native species, is increasing in range and activity throughout coastal Alaska
Graham, E. and Moan, J.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 21-22
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a07.pdf
A history and update of the Kenelm W. Philip Collection, currently housed at the University of Alaska Museum
Daly, K. M.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 23-26
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a08.pdf
The Blackberry Skeletonizer, Schreckensteinia festaliella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Schreckensteiniidae) in Alaska
Bowser, M., Goff, M. and DuBour, K.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 26-27
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a09.pdf
Northern spruce engraver monitoring in wind-damaged forests in the Tanana River Valley of Interior Alaska
Moan, J. E.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), p. 28
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a10.pdf
An overview of ongoing research: Arthropod abundance and diversity at Olive-sided Flycatcher nest sites in interior Alaska
Haberski, A., McHugh, M., Hagelin, J. and Sikes, D.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 29-31
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a11.pdf
Glocianus punctiger (Sahlberg, 1835) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) common in Soldotna
Bowser, M.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 32-33
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a12.pdf
Review of the ninth annual meeting
Mullen, L.
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 34-36
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a13.pdf
Upcoming Events
AKES Newsletter editorial committee
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society, 2016, Vol. 9(1), pp. 34-36
http://akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_newsletter_2016_n1_a14.pdf
Newsletter, Volume 8 (2015), Issue 1 (March)
First record of a cluster fly (Calliphoridae: Pollenia) in Alaska
Matt Bowser
What is a specimen? What should we count and report when managing an entomology collection?
Derek S. Sikes
Moths land on Murkowski’s desk—Senate Resolution 70
Kathryn Daly
Two new Lepidoptera host plant relationships
Matt Bowser
The DNA barcoding UAMU Project: Testing the insect identification power of DNA barcoding
technology
Sarah Meierotto and Derek S. Sikes
Review of the eighth annual meeting
Matt Bowser
Newsletter, Volume 7 (2014), Issue 1 (June)
Counting Butterflies
Luise Woelflein
Permanent plot network in southeast Alaska investigates shore pine damage agents
Robin Mulvey
Regional inventory of terrestrial arthropods: comparison of two malaise trap samples from Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, processed by the University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection
Derek S. Sikes, Logan Mullen, and Casey Bickford
Upcoming Events
Newsletter, Volume 6 (2013), Issue 1 (March)
A new state record, Neodiprion nanulus contortae Ross collected from shore pine in Southeast Alaska
Elizabeth Graham and Robin Mulvey
Alaska DNR and USDA Forest Service complete studies on Northern Spruce Engraver in the Interior
Christopher J. Fettig, Roger E. Burnside, James J. Kruse, and Mark E. Schultz
Color guide to Alaskan bumble bees
Rehanon Pampell
Denali Bug Camp 2012
Sayde Ridling
I Just “Retired” From the Best Job I Ever Had
Roger E. Burnside
A method of culturing Badonnelia titei
Matthew L. Bowser
St. Matthew Arthropods 2012: Preliminary Report
Derek S. Sikes and Casey Bickford
Review of the sixth annual meeting
Matthew L. Bowser
Upcoming Events
Newsletter, Volume 5 (2012), Issue 1 (March)
Border Survey Detects Live Insects in Firewood
Mia Kirk and James Kruse
Beetle Study Aims to Improve Slash Management in Alaska
Roger Burnside, Christopher Fettig, Christopher Hayes, Mark Schultz, and James Kruse
My Life as a Forest Entomologist in Alaska
Mark E. Schultz
Leggy! Live Spiders and their Relatives—a special exhibit in the University of Alaska Museum of the North, January 14 through May 5, 2012.
Derek S. Sikes
Collecting Arthropods in the Aleutian Islands
Sayde K. Ridling
Southeast Alaska Bioblitz 2011: A Delight for Citizens and Scientists Alike
Casey Bickford
An Account of the 2011 Chugach BioBlitz
Matthew L. Bowser
Update on the 2011 Kenai Arthropod Rapid Ecological Assessment
Matthew L. Bowser
Review of the Fifth Annual Meeting
Matthew L. Bowser
Upcoming Events
Newsletter, Volume 4 (2011), Issue 1 (April)
Beetles and spiders as indicators of forest recovery on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Jill Stockbridge
Comparison of current ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spider (Arachnida: Araneae) faunas in the Aleutians, Alaska, with samples made pre-1965
Derek S. Sikes
The Trouble with Alder. . .
Ken Zogas
Review of the Fourth Annual Meeting
Matthew L. Bowser
Upcoming Events
Newsletter, Volume 3 (2010), Issue 1 (March)
Ocellated Emerald dragonfly (Somotochlora minor) new to Alaska
John Hudson
European Alder Sawfly Introduced to Alaska
James J. Kruse
Safely applying insecticides directly to tree xylem
Mark E. Schultz
Bark Beetle Technical Working Group studies on the Northern Spruce Engraver
Roger Burnside, Chris Fettig, Chris Hayes, James J. Kruse, and Mark Schultz
Long days, rain, and spiders: a quick survey on Prince of Wales Island
Joey Slowik
Assessing larch mortality and regeneration after a landscape level sawfly outbreak in interior Alaska
Roger Burnside and Mark Schultz
A second Alaskan bristletail
Matthew L. Bowser
Rearing experiment to determine the willow host range of Rabdophaga spp. in Alaska
Dominique M. Collet
Distribution of Carabid beetles along an elevational gradient
Matthew L. Bowser, Edward E. Berg, Al Magness, and Dominique M. Collet
Review of the Third Annual Meeting
Matthew L. Bowser
Upcoming Events
Newsletter, Volume 2 (2008), Issue 1 (February)
Review of the Second Annual Meeting
Matthew Bowser
Outbreaks of the grass fly Thaumatomyia annulata (Walker) (Diptera: Chloropidae) in Alaska
Derek S. Sikes
Broadview — Still Making History
Ken Zogas
Notes on a Kenai Sabacon (Opiliones: Sabaconidae)
Matthew Bowser
Alaska Entomological Bibliography 2007
Matthew Bowser
Field Season 2008: An Overview
Matthew Bowser
Announcements and Upcoming Events
Matthew Bowser
Newsletter, Volume 1 (2006), Issue 1 (November)
“Welcome to the inaugural first year of the Alaska Entomological Society! This first
newsletter is really just a report of what your interim governing board has accomplished
over the past several months since the first announcement and request for membership
dues.”
Announcements, articles, suggestions, and any other correspondence pertaining to the AKES newsletter should be sent to the editorial board at editor@akentsoc.org.