ENTOMOLOGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, & HONEY

687A First year project (Up to three boxes approximately 9” x 12” official cardboard boxes, or up to two 18” x 24” wooden boxes, with minimum of 25 insects, maximum 50 insects, from at least four orders.  Identification beyond order not necessary.  All specimens must have date and locality label.

687B First year project (minimum of 25 insect photographs, maximum 50 photographs, from at least four orders. Identification beyond order not necessary. All photographs must have notation field.) 

688A Second year project (Up to three boxes approximately 9” x 12” or up to two 18” x 24” wooden boxes, with minimum of eight orders and not less than 50 insects, nor more than 100 insects.)  Half of the insects should be identified with a common name.

688B Second year photo project (50-100 photographs total, minimum of 8 orders, at least one-half identified with a common name. Specifications for exhibits are the same for 687B except that no images from the first-year photography project may be reused. 

689A Third year project (Three cardboard boxes approximately 9” x 12” or two 18” x 24” wooden boxes, with a minimum of 10 orders and 100 insects, a maximum of 150 insects.)

689B Third year project (100-150 photographs total, minimum of 10 orders, all identified with common names except immature stages. Photos of at least 1 arthropod egg, nymph, larva, and pupa – identified to order, no common names needed. 

690A Fourth year project (Three cardboard boxes approximately 9” x 12”, or two 18” x 24” wooden boxes, with minimum of 12 orders and 150 insects, no maximum) An addition cardboard or wooden box with an example of insect damage, the stage of the insect causing the damage and any other stage of the insect that helps identify the problem.  Include information in the display that tells how the insect is controlled.  Life cycle of two insects may be displayed.

690C Junior Level Entomology Video Project. 1-3 minute entomology video submitted to social media platform (YouTube), focusing on one insect or insect relative (including arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans) that lives in Kentucky. For specific instructions, contact the Extension Office.

691 Fifth year project (may be repeated for successive years of eligibility but must be a different exhibit.  No exhibit that has been judged in any previous State Fair may be entered.)  Any type of display that pertains to experiences beyond those of previous projects.  Special collections of native and/or exotic butterflies, beetles to some other insect order; a study in depth of one insect or small group of insects: a display of insect camouflage: a display of plastic embedded insects: a collection of insect larvae and nymphs are examples.  Charts, photographs, models or any other visual aids may be used.  4-H'ers are encouraged to write a short (1 or 2 paragraphs) statement developing the theme of their fifth-year display.

691B 4-Her may repeat the fourth year project with all new photographs, or submit a creative digital project that is different from the previous projects. 

691C Senior Level Entomology Video Project. 1-3 minute entomology video submitted to social media platform (YouTube), focusing on one insect or insect relative (including arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans) that lives in Kentucky. For specific instructions, contact the Extension Office.

 

HONEY

692 Two one-pound glass Queenline or Classic jars of white extracted honey

693 Two one-pound glass Queenline or Classic jars of light amber extracted honey

694 Two one-pound glass Queenline or Classic jars of amber extracted honey

695 Two one-pound glass Queenline or Classic jars of dark amber extracted honey

696 Two wide mouth pints or Classic jars of chunk honey, any color.

697 Any frame of capped honey suitable for comb honey (Light)

698 Any frame of capped honey suitable for comb honey (Amber)

699 Any frame of capped honey suitable for extraction (Light)

700 Any frame of capped honey suitable for extraction (Amber)

701 Best display of one-frame observation hive of honeybees consisting of worker bees, a properly marked queen, and brood.