4-H Virtual Insect Collection

Study Materials for Entomology Identification Contests: Effective for 2014-2015

The following Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe PDF presentations contain most if not all of the study
material for the 4H-FFA insect identification contests. Click on an Order and
"open" to view presentation in browser or "save" to your computer.

Odonata... PPT or PDF
Orthoptera... PPT or PDF
Blattodea... PPT or PDF
Hemiptera: Heteroptera... PPT or PDF
Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha... PPT or PDF
Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha... PPT or PDF
Neuroptera... PPT or PDF
Coleoptera... PPT or PDF
Lepidoptera... PPT or PDF
Diptera... PPT or PDF
Hymenoptera... PPT or PDF
Other orders... PPT or PDF
Other arthropods... PPT or PDF

Click here to download and print a copy
of the 4H-FFA Entomology Identification Contest requirements and study materials.

The following pictorial field keys may also be used in the key-out section of the contest:

EPP-7156... Field Key to Larvae in Soybeans
EPP-7157... Field Key to Larvae in Sorghums
EPP-7158... Field Key to Larvae in Peanuts
EPP-7159... Field Key to Larvae in Alfalfa
EPP-7160... Field Key to Larvae in Corn
EPP-7161... Field Key to Larvae in Cotton
EPP-7163... Field Key to Larvae in Pecans
EPP-7164... Field Key to Beetles in Pines
Key to common groups of arthropods
Pictorial key to some common beetles and weevils
Field key to some common ants in OK

2014 State FFA Entomology Contest

Congratulations to all 36 students who took part in the contest this year!

First place team: Nowata High School - Ethan Ward, Kyle Johnson, Tallon Matlock, and Zena Cox.

First place individual: Ethan Ward, Nowata High School.