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XI. Sample contest
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The written sample contest below is for the senior division. Junior and intermediate participants will have simpler contests with a similar style. All contests will also have an insect identification portion which is half of the total score. Identifications require recognition of common name and order name.
STATE 4-H ROUNDUP
ENTOMOLOGY CONTESTPart I: Place the letter of the order by the common name of each arthropod.
COMMON NAME ORDERS
_____ 1. Booklouse A. Homoptera _____ 2. Thrips B. Lepidoptera _____ 3. Praying mantid C. Thysanura _____ 4. Backswimmer D. Mantodea _____ 5. Mole cricket E. Ephemeroptera _____ 6. Greenbug F. Plecoptera _____ 7. Stoneflies G. Psocoptera _____ 8. Antlion H. Neuroptera _____ 9. Mayfly I. Hemiptera _____ 10. Lightningbug J. Thysanoptera _____ 11. Silverfish K. Dermaptera _____ 12. Scorpionfly L. Coleoptera _____ 13. Peach tree borer M. Collembola _____ 14. Springtail N. Orthoptera _____ 15. Earwig O. Mecoptera
Part II: Place the letter of the type of metamorphosis next to the common name of the insect which corresponds with it.
COMMON NAME TYPE OF METAMORPHOSIS
_____ 16. Lone star tick A. Ametabolous (no or none) _____ 17. Snowy tree cricket B. Paurometabolous (gradual) _____ 18. Green darner C. Hemimetabolous (incomplete) _____ 19. Cecropia moth D. Holometabolous (complete) _____ 20. Red harvester ant _____ 21. Mosquito _____ 22. Caddisfly _____ 23. Whirlygig beetle _____ 24. Onion thrips _____ 25. San Jose scale _____ 26. Human body louse _____ 27. Viceroy _____ 28. American cockroach _____ 29. Stoneflies _____ 30. Silverfish
Part III: Place the letter of the host or location that corresponds with each insect next to the common name of that insect.
COMMON NAME HOST OR LOCATION
_____ 31. Bee fly A. Cattle _____ 32. Plum Curculio B. Swine _____ 33. Screwworm C. Home _____ 34. Barklouse D. Log pile _____ 35. Subterranean termite E. Stream _____ 36. Scorpion F. Flowers _____ 37. Hog louse G. Wood, stump _____ 38. German cockroach H. Juniper _____ 39. Fowl tick I. Dead animal _____ 40. Buffalo gnat (immature) J. Tree trunk _____ 41. Bagworm K. Fruit trees _____ 42. Red admiral L. Peaches _____ 43. Pea weevil M. Stored grain _____ 44. Carrion beetle N. Nettles _____ 45. San Jose scale O. Poultry
Part IV: Place the letter of the type of mouth part that corresponds with each insect next to the common name of that insect. (Note that the life stage is given for the insect.)COMMON NAME MOUTH PART TYPES
_____ 46. Old house borer (immature) A. Chewing _____ 47. Spittlebug (adult) B. Piercing-sucking _____ 48. Cat flea (immature) C. Rasping-sucking _____ 49. Soldier beetle D. Reduced or none functional mouthparts _____ 50. Human body louse _____ 51. Psocids _____ 52. Damselfly (naiad) _____ 53. Silverfish _____ 54. Caddisfly (adult) _____ 55. Mayfly (naiads) _____ 56. Tarnished plantbug (immature) _____ 57. Onion thrips _____ 58. Buckeye (adult) _____ 59. Springtail _____ 60. Green lacewing (adult)
Part V: Match the group with the immature forms that are present in the group.GROUP IMMATURE
_____61. Spiders A. Grubs _____62. Coleoptera B. Caterpillars _____63. Scale insects C. Wigglers _____64. Damselflies D. Maggots _____65. Mosquitoes E. Crawlers _____66. Lepidoptera F. Naiads _____67. Click beetles G. Nymphs _____68. House flies H. Wireworms _____69. Antlions I. Spiderling _____70. Stink bugs J. Doodlebugs
Part VI: Fill in the blank with your best answer.71. Beetles have front wings called _________.
72. A device called _____________ is used to separate small insects from plant debris or soil.
73. Insects belong to the phylum _____________.
74. The wings of thrips are fringed with _____________.
75. Members of the order Hemiptera are also called the _____________.
76. Mosquitoes are "true flies" in the order ___________.
77. Herbivores feed on _______________________.
78. Mayflies should be preserved in __________ for scientific study.
79. A sealed container with sand saturated with water can be used as a ___________________.
80. A tool used to collect small insects like a miniature vacuum is called an _______________.
Part VII: Label the insect body parts on the diagram below by filling in the blank lines.
Insect Digestive System
81.____________________________ 86._____________________________82.____________________________ 87._____________________________
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85.____________________________ 90._____________________________
Part VIII: Answer "T" for true and "F" for false on the space provided for the statements below.
91. _____Termites digest wood with the help of symbiotic bacteria in their gut.
92. _____Caddisflies feed on grass.
93. _____The greenbug feeds on small grain plants.
94. _____About 1/4 of all insect species are beetles.
95. _____Barklice have sucking mouthparts.
96. _____Lacewings are pests in vegetables.
97. _____The front wings of Hemiptera meet in a straight line down the back.
98. _____Naiads live in water.
99. _____Silverfish commonly swim well.
100. _____Sucking lice should be preserved on insect pins.
Tie BreakersPart I: Define the following terms.
1. Integrated pest management:____________________________________________________
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2. Parasites:___________________________________________________________________
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3. Predators:___________________________________________________________________
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Part II
List several insect control tactics:________________________________________________
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Part III
What is the state insect of Texas:________________________
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