Derek Sikes is Curator of Insects for the University of Alaska Museum of the North and professor of entomology in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Biology and Wildlife. Since he came to Alaska in 2006. Dr. Sikes has been working to improve the Alaskan state insect collection, teach entomology to UAF students and the public, and expand knowledge of Alaska's most numerous animals. Derek has combined traditional with modern molecular phylogenetic approaches and has happily dived into the work of documenting the (non-marine) Arthropod fauna of Alaska, principally Coleoptera (beetles), and is an advocate of the study and protection of arthropod—specifically beetle—biodiversity.

Slides - https://www.dropbox.com/s/opfxfg5kqfy433b/Sikes-climate-change.pdf?dl=0

Another interesting link - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/25/the-insect-apocalypse-our-world-will-grind-to-a-halt-without-them