Category Archives: Publications

First New World Record of Paradelphacodes paludosus (Flor 1861) (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea : Delphacidae) in Alaska

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UAM:Ento:164292, lateral view

UAM:Ento:164292, lateral view. Media details: http://arctos.database.museum/media/10430146

The article appeared in this month’s issue of Entomological News, available at the URI below.

http://dx.doi.org/10.3157/021.124.0511

Citation:
Charles R. Bartlett, Stephen W. Wilson, Derek S. Sikes. 2015. First New World Record of Paradelphacodes paludosus (Flor 1861) (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea : Delphacidae) in Alaska. Entomological News 124(5):370-372.

Specimen record:
http://arctos.database.museum/guid/UAM:Ento:164292

Forest Health Conditions in Alaska- 2014

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The annual forest health conditions report provided by Forest Service R10, Alaska Region is available online (see link to pdf below). The conditions report contains, but is not limited to, information pertaining to forest insects in the state.

“The primary goal of this report is to summarize monitoring data collected annually by our Forest Health Protection team. The report helps to fulfill a congressional mandate (The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended) that requires survey, monitoring, and annual reporting of the health of the forests. This report also provides information used in the annual Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States report.”

 

Forest Health Conditions in Alaska-2014

Forest Health Conditions in Alaska-2014

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3830191.pdf

Alaskan Heteroptera (Hemiptera): new records, associated data, and deletions

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Published in the journal Zootaxa, this article reports 27 species of Heteroptera new to Alaska, removes four species previously reported for the state, and provides data for previously published records.

Citation:
Scudder, G.G.E. and Sikes, D.S. 2014. Alaskan Heteroptera (Hemiptera): new records, associated data, and deletions. Zootaxa. 3852:373–381. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3852.3.6

2013 Forest Health Conditions Report

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The text below was taken verbatim from the Forest Service’s Region 10 (Alaska Region) website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r10/forest-grasslandhealth/.  The report is available at http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3797075.pdf.

Forest Health Conditions in Alaska - 2013, cover imageThe 2013 Forest Health Conditions Report is available! This report reviews our current knowledge of forest health in Alaska. Its purpose is to help resource professionals, land managers, and other decision makers identify and monitor existing and potential forest health risks and hazards. The report is based on data collected in annual aerial detection surveys, ground surveys, permanent plot monitoring efforts, follow-ups to public requests, and input, and early detection work. Emphasis is given to damaging agents observed in 2013. Readers need to be mindful that this is not a complete survey of the 127 million forested acres in Alaska.   The report is organized around the status of four categories of damaging agents: insect pests, diseases, noninfectious disorders, and invasive plants.

Defining Clepsis penetralis Razowski (Tortricidae) using morphology and molecules: a widespread but overlooked North American species

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In this article appearing in the current issue of the Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, the authors used morphology and molecular data to investigate the relationship of two morphologically similar species (Clepsis penetralis and C. peritana), finding strong support for recognizing these as two distinct species.

Citation:
Kruse, J. K. and J. A. Powell. 2014. Defining Clepsis penetralis Razowski (Tortricidae) using morphology and molecules: a widespread but overlooked North American species J. Lepid. Soc. 68:25-30.

Notes on the biology of the cixiid planthopper Cixius meridionalis (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)

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Published yesterday in the journal Psyche, this note details observations of a cixiid hopper that feeds on roots of several vascular plants in a black spruce muskeg.

Fifth instar C. meridionalis nymph feeding on a root of Empetrum nigrum in a terrarium.

Fifth instar C. meridionalis nymph feeding on a root of Empetrum nigrum in a terrarium.

Citation:
Bowser, M. L. 2014. Notes on the biology of the cixiid planthopper Cixius meridionalis (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Psyche. 2014:769021. doi:10.1155/2014/769021

First Records, New Species, and a Key of the Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) From the Nearctic Region

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Published in the January 2014 issue of Annals of the Entomological Society of America, this article includes descriptions of two new species of wasps from Alaska.  In addition, there are multiple new Alaska records of species previously known only from the Palearctic.

Citation:
Ferrer-Suay, M., J. Selfa, J. Pujade-Villar. 2014. First Records, New Species, and a Key of the Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) From the Nearctic Region. Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 107: 50-73. doi:10.1603/AN13077.

Northernmost occurrence of bark beetles and their hosts in the Nearctic

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The article appeared in the fall 2013 issue of the American Entomologist.  The Entomological Society of America graciously granted us permission to post a copy of the article on our website, available at the URI below.

http://akentsoc.org/doc/Furniss_MM_2013.pdf

Citation:
Furniss, M. M. 2013. Northernmost occurrence of bark beetles and their hosts in the Nearctic. Am. Entomol. 59: 144–149.