The article appeared on April 2 in the journal Illiesia. The authors found Nearctic Nemoura rickeri to be a junior synonym of Nemoura sahlbergi, which affects Alaskan specimens.
Diura washingtoniana (Hanson) resurrected from synonymy with D. nanseni (Kempny) (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), supplemented with a description of the larva and egg and comparison to other congeners
Even though this article does not cite any Alaskan specimens, it is pertinent to the Canadian and Alaskan members of the genus.
A survey of beetles (Coleoptera) from the tundra surrounding the Nunalleq archaeological site, Quinhagak, southwestern Alaska
The article appeared in Biodiversity Data Journal on March 2 and is available via the URI below.
Refuge Notebook: A willow, a fly, and a moose
This article appeared in the Kenai National Widlife Refuge’s Refuge Notebook series on March 2, 2018.
The story of the willow rose
On February 18 my daughter and I gave a talk to the to the Homer Native Plant Society at the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies entitled “The story of the willow rose“.
Minutes from the 11th annual meeting posted
The minutes from the 11th annual meeting have been posted.
Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska
This book was released in January 2018. An open access ebook version is available.
Meeting agenda posted
The agenda is now available for the upcoming Februrary 2-3 meeting.
Slikok Creek watershed: biomonitoring by molecules
This was an informal talk at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Slides are posted at the URI below.
Proceedings of the 17th annual Alaska Invasive Species Workshop
Presentations from the 17th annual Alaska Invasive Species Workshop have been posted at the URI below.
http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pests/cnipm/annual-invasive-species-c/17th-annual-meeting-proce/
Direct links to arthropod-related presentations:
Electrofishing and kick seining efforts for invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on Kodiak Island, Alaska – Kelly Krueger, Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak. Project video
Leafminers in Alaskan birch – Stephen Burr, USDA, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection
Asian gypsy moth detection and response in the Pacific Northwest, 2015 and 2016 – Clinton Campbell, USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, and Timothy B. St. Germain, Plant Protection and Quarantine
Ticks parasitizing dogs, cats, humans and wild vertebrates in Alaska: invasion potential – Kimberlee Beckmen, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation.