Publications

A google scholar list of publications that used or contributed specimens to the UAM Insect Collection can be found

A list of publications that used of contributed specimens to the UAM Insect Collection, with links to specimen records, can be found

List of publications associated with UAM insect collection specimens through the year 2007:

Anderson, R. A. and Peck, S. B. 1985. The Carrion Beetles of Canada and ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ
(Coleoptera: Silphidae and Agyrtidae). The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 13.
Publication 1778, Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Ottawa. 121 pp.

Bleicher, D. P., P. C. Scorup, and W. W. Mitchell. 1978. Pesticide use in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. Ag.
Exp. Stn., Univ. of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fbnks.

Bleicher, D. P. 1981. Pesticide use in potato and grain production in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. Circ. 50, Ag.
Exp. Stn., Univ. of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fbnks.

Bleicher, D. P. July 1984. Monitoring the activity of root maggots. Agroborealis. 16: 21-
24.

Bright, D. E., P., Bouchard. 2008. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 25. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 327 p.

Brown, B. N. and M. W. Oswood. 1985. Community structure and longitudinal patterns
of benthic invertebrates in a heavy metal contaminated ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn river system. pp. 51-63.
In: Dwight, L. P. Chairman. Resolving ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ's water resources conflicts. Proc. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ
Section, American Water Resources Association. Inst. Water Resources/Engineering
Experiment Station, Univ. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, Fairbanks. Report IWR 108. 212 pp.

Chamberlin, J. C. 1949. Insects of agricultural and household importance in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ- with
suggestions for their control. Circ. 9, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Ag. Exp. Stn., USDA.

Cowan, C. A.; Oswood, M. W. 1984. Spatial and seasonal associations of benthic
macroinvertebrates and detritus in an ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn [USA] subarctic stream. Polar Biology. 3:
211-216.

Davis, A.N., P. Holloway and J. Kruse. 2003 Insect visitors and potential pollinators of
lingonberries, Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minus in sub-arctic ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. Acta
Horticulturae 626: 441-446.

Dearborn, C. H. 1963. Chemical sprout control of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ potatoes, and the influence of
pre-storage washing and storage temperature on market quality. Bulletin 33, UA ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ
Ag. Exp. Stn.

Hudson, J. and R. H. Armstrong. 2005. Dragonflies of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. Everbest Printing Co.,
Ltd. China. 48 pp.

Irons, J. G. III; Bryant, J. P.; Oswood, M. W. 1991. Effects of moose browsing on
decomposition rates of birch leaf litter in a subarctic stream. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 48: 442-444.

Irons, J. G. III; Miller, L. K.; Oswood, M. W. 1993. Ecological adaptations of aquatic
macroinvertebrates to overwintering in interior ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ (USA) subarctic streams.
Canadian Journal of Zoology. 71: 98-108.

Irons, J. G. III; Oswood, M. W. 1997. Organic matter dynamics in 3 subarctic streams of
interior ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, USA. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 16: 23-28.

Irons, J. G. III; Oswood, M. W.; Bryant, J. P. 1988. Consumption of leaf detritus by a
stream shredder: Influence of tree species and nutrient status. Hydrobiologia. 160: 53-62.

Irons, J. G. III; Oswood, M. W.; Stout, R. J.; Pringle, C. M. 1994. Latitudinal patterns in
leaf litter breakdown: Is temperature really important? Freshwater Biology. 3: 401-411.

Kruse, J. J. 2002. A Palaearctic Noctuid Strays to ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, News of the Lepidopterists'
Society 44:5.

Milner, A.M. and M.W. Oswood. 2000. Urbanization gradients in streams of
Anchorage, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: a comparison of multivariate and multimetric approaches to
classification. Hydrobiologia 422/423: 209-223.

Oswood, M. W. 1989. Community structure of benthic invertebrates in interior ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn
USA streams and rivers., Hydrobiologia. 172: 97-110.

Oswood, M. W. 1991. Overwintering of Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates. In: Lee,
R. E. Jr. and D. L. Denlinger (eds.). 1991. Insects at low temperature. Chapman and Hall:
New York, NY, USA; London, England, UK. p. 360-376.

Oswood, M.W., C.W. Slaughter, and J.W. Hilgert. 1984. Effects of vegetation removal in
an ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn subarctic watershed: preimpact benthic invertebrate studies. pp. 183-193. In:
S.R. Bredthauer, Chairman. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ's water: a critical resource. Proc. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Section,
American Water Resources Association. Inst. Water Resources, Univ. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, Fairbanks.
Report IWR 106. 224 pp.

Oswood, M.W., J.G. Irons III, J.W. Hilgert, and C.W. Slaughter. 1989. Effects of riparian
vegetation removal on an ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn subarctic stream. pp. 3 -13. In: Ashton, W. S.
Chairman. Ground water: ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ's hidden resource. Proc. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Section, American
Water Resources Association. Inst. Water Resources/Engineering Experiment Station,
Univ. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, Fairbanks. Report IWR

Sommerman, K. M. 1953. Identification of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn Black Fly Larvae (Diptera,
Simuliidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 55: 258-273.

Sommerman, K. M., R. I. Sailer, C. O. Esselbaugh. 1955. Biology of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn Black Flies
(Simuliidae, Diptera). Ecological Monographs 25: 345-385.

Sommerman, K. M. 1958. Two new species of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Prosimulium, with notes on
closely related species (Diptera: Simuliidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society
of Washington 60:193 – 202.

Sommerman, K. M. 1962. Prosimulium doveri, a new species from ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, with keys to
related species (Diptera: Simuliidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of
Washington. 63 [1961]:225 – 235.

Sommerman, K. M. 1964. Notes on activities of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn Culiseta adult (Diptera,
Culicidae). Mosq. News. 24:60-64.

Sommerman, K. M. 1964. Prosimulium esselbaughi n. sp., the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn P. hirtipes 2
(Diptera: Simuliidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 66:141 –
145.

Sommerman, K. M. 1966. True-false key to species of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn biting mosquitoes.
Mosquito News 26: 541-544.

Sommerman, K. M. 1977. Biting fly arbovirus probe in interior ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ (Culicidae)
(Simuliidae) – (SSH: California Complex) (Northway: Bunyamwera group). Mosquito
News 37: 90-103.

Stewart, K.W. and M.W. Oswood. 2006. The Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ and
Western Canada. The Caddis Press, Columbus, Ohio. 325 pp.

Stewart, K. W.; Dewalt, R. E.; Oswood, M. W. 1991. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æperla, new genus; a new
stonefly genus (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae), and further descriptions of related
Chloroperlidae. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 84: 239-247.

Stewart, K. W.; Hassage, R. L.; Holder, S. J.; Oswood, M. W. 1990. Life cycles of six
stonefly species (Plecoptera) in subarctic and arctic ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ [USA] streams. Annals of the
Entomological Society of America. 83: 207-214.

Washburn, R.H. 1953. Root maggots in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. Circ. 19, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Ag. Exp. Stn., USDA.

Washburn, R. H. 1961. Beekeeping in the land of the midnight sun. Glean Bee Cult. 89:
720-723,756.

Washburn, R. H. April 1969. Vegetable growers battle turnip maggot. Agroborealis. 1: 13

Washburn, R. H. April 1971. Resurgence noted in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn cutworms. Agroborealis. 3:
20,26

Washburn, R. H. April 1972. The research insect collection. Agroborealis. 4: 6-7

Washburn, R. H. July 1973. Controlling ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn insects without chemicals.
Agroborealis. 5: 28-29

Washburn, R. H. June 1975. Red turnip beetle. Agroborealis. 7: 11.

Washburn, R. H., L. J. Klebesadel, J. S. Palmer, J. R. Luick, and D. P. Bleicher. Jan.
1980. The Warble-Fly problem in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ reindeer. Agroborealis. 12: 23-28.


Theses by former students where the UAM serves as a depository of voucher
specimens:

Brown, B. N. 1987. Community structure and longitudinal patterns of benthic
invertebrates in a heavy metal contaminated ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn river system [M.S. thesis].
Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks. 101 p.

Cowan, C. A. 1983. Phenology of benthic detritus input, storage, and processing in an
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn subarctic stream [M.S. thesis]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks.
98 p.

Howe, A. L. 1981. Life histories and community structure of Ephemeroptera and
Plecoptera in two ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn subarctic streams [M.S. Thesis]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University
of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks. 108 p.

Irons, J. G. III. 1985. Life histories and community structure of the caddisflies
(Trichoptera) of two ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn subarctic streams [MS thesis]: University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ
Fairbanks. 185 p.

Irons, J. G. III. 1993. Latitudinal gradients in leaf litter decomposition in streams: effects
of leaf chemistry and temperature [Ph.D. dissertation]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks.

Piorkowski, R. J. 1995. Ecological effects of spawning salmon on several southcentral
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ streams [Ph.D. dissertation]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks.
177 p.

Smidt, S. 1997. Spatial variation in the community structure of stream macroinvertebrates
within a subarctic ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn watershed [M.S. thesis]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ
Fairbanks. 53 p.

Taylor, E. J. 1986. Foods and foraging ecology of oldsquaws (Clangula hyemalis L.) on
the Arctic Coastal Plain of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ [M.S. thesis]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ
Fairbanks. 130 p.

Viavant, T. R. 1989. Community structure, trophic relationships, and habitat ecology of
the benthic macroinvertebrates in an ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn tundra beaded stream [M.S. thesis].
Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks. 127 p.

Vining, L. J. III. 1984. Limnology and trophic ecology of some ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn subarctic lakes
[M.S. thesis]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks. 159 p.

Wedemeyer, K. 1987. Effects of antimony mining on stream invertebrates and primary
producers in Denali National Park, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ [M.S. thesis]. Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ: University
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks. 102 p.






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