Entomology

Students will be asked to identify insects and selected immature insects by order and family, answer questions about insects, and use or construct a dichotomous key.

1. Teams will be asked to identify an insect’s Order, Family or common name and 

2. Insect specimens or images (nymph or larva for selected orders and families) 

c. For each specimen, students will be asked correlated questions that pertain to the insect’s internal

and external anatomy, ecology, economic characteristics, or management. Ecological characteristics

may include habitats, adaptations to the environment, behavior, relationships (e.g., symbiosis and competition) with animals, plants, and public health, as well as climate change impacts. 

d. Economic characteristics may include beneficial or detrimental aspects of insects such as sources of food, medicine, chemicals, or nutrients, and insects as nuisance species.

e. Management questions may pertain to pest/disease/invasive species concerns, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), conservation, and urban entomology.

f. One of the parts of the exam may involve using or formulating a simple dichotomous key to identify insects.

• 2inch or small 3 ring binder

• Commercially produced field guide

• Copy of 2025 National Entomology list or regional/state insect list

• Magnifying glass

• 2025 National Entomology List (link)

• Example Binder

• PowerPoint 

• Soinc Website