The Department of Entomology at Texas A&M will be hosting an
Entomology Judging Clinic Saturday, March 29, 2014 on the campus of Texas
A&M University. The Entomology Judging Clinic is designed for all
youth including 4-H, FFA, scouts, etc., that have an interest in entomology and
the youth contests for 4-H and FFA. The program will be from 8am to Noon
and include separate instruction for beginning students and for advanced
students on order recognition, morphology, biology and ecology, as well as
materials, supplies, and instruction on making collections. Everyone will
then be able to rotate through instruction modules on insect diversity by order
or order groups so that they can see, compare and interpret variation in size, structure,
color, etc. across a multitude of specimen examples. There will be a
contest room for all to test their skill in a format similar to the 4-H and FFA
insect identification contests. We fully expect the adult leaders to
attend any or all sessions and work side-by-side with their members, and we
will have a list of resource materials available for their future use.
Students interested in the program must register at https://www.judgingcard.com (which must be completed by the extension office). The cost is $10.00 per person; late registration is $15.00
per person.
Email Cory at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu if you plan to participate.
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