4‐H Entomology Project North Dakota 4‐H Project Sheet The life of insects tells many amazing stories. What is an insect? What do insects do?  Learn basic facts about 
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insects. Iden fy the insects that live near you. Learn about pest management. Par cipate in online insect monitoring surveys. Learn which insect is the biggest, fastest or strongest in the world. Learn about insects and how they benefit the environment. Here’s what you can do all year! Star ng Out Basic/Level 1 Learning More Intermediate/Level 2 Expanding Horizons Advanced/Level 3  Learn what insects do for us.  Learn how insects adapt to their environments.  Start an insect collec ng club.  Learn the basic parts of an insect.  Learn about insect life cycles.  Collect and iden fy different insects.  Par cipate in developing a bu erfly garden.  Learn about insect control methods in forestry.  Learn about plants and other insects that insects may eat.  Learn to build insect traps.  Learn about insect predators.  Learn how insects pollinate plants.  Examine parts of a plant and discover the func on of the parts.  Par cipate in the Bu erfly WINGS, Lost Lady Bug or Pollinator: Live online learning ac vi es.  Discover the different ways insects survive winter.  Learn about first aid for an insect bite.  Learn how color influences insect life.  Learn how to pin insects for display. Communica on  Give a presenta on on your favorite insect. 
Pass it on! Now that you know how, share it with others. Here are ideas to get you started.  Make a video on how to collect and pin insects.  Teach your club how to iden fy common area insects. Ci zenship  Monitor the city park for mosquito popula ons.  Adopt and maintain a bu erfly flower garden at a park.  Do a presenta on at a city council mee ng about WINGS bu erfly survey results in the community. Leadership  Organize the ac vi es to complete an insect survey.  Help an adult teach a class about insects.  Do an insect survey for a local farmer or city garden.  Volunteer to help with garden tours and iden fy insects.  Learn about integrated pest management for the yard or garden. Entrepreneurship  Experiment with insect popula ons in organic produc on.  Offer to monitor and control insects in an organic garden.  Start an insect pest‐control business.  Par cipate in beekeeping or start a honey business.  Mentor other youth in online survey ac vi es. NDSU is an equal opportunity ins tu on Learn more at www.ndsu.edu/4h/ or contact your county NDSU Extension office. 4‐H Entomology Project North Dakota 4‐H Project Sheet Here are other opportuni es to explore entomology: Exhibit Ideas  Exhibit an insect collec on.  Make a poster about the  Design an ant farm and show it at your parts of a insect and life cycle. school science fair.  Build an anatomically  Collect insects and show them in your accurate model insect from clay. science class.  Help other youth design and build  Do a poster about ants insect traps. along with an ant farm exhibit.  Job shadow at a pest control service or honey opera on to explore careers that interest you.  Create a logbook and  Contact your county NDSU Extension office for other local workshops, ac vi es and events. picture record of one year of insect surveys in your area.  Design and construct a  Interview a beekeeper about his/her business.
bu erfly flower garden.  Interested in a college educa on in the area of entomology? Schedule a visit with North Dakota State University to explore these majors: (www.ndsu.edu/entomology/).  Complete an exhibit of the equipment needed for beekeeping.  Prepare a poster to show how to harvest honey. 4‐H Resources Other Resources  Na onal 4‐H Curriculum Entomology Levels 1‐3  Online Insect Monitoring  Bu erfly WINGS  Pollinator: Live  Na onal 4‐H Curriculum Bu erfly WINGS  4‐H Entomology Ac vity Sheets  Lost Lady Bug Recordkeeping  Planning for My Project Adventure  ND 4‐H Project Plan  Kentucky Bug Connec on  ND 4‐H Plan of Ac on  ND 4‐H Par cipa on for 11‐ 19  Display different types of traps and insect‐collec ng methods.  Make a cost/profit comparison about star ng your own honey business.  Do a poster about insect pests in organic gardening and how to control them.  Keep an insect journal.  Build a lady bug house.  Complete a comparison of chemical and biological control of insects in a garden. Learn more at www.ndsu.edu/4h/ or contact your county NDSU Extension office.