Written by John Suedbeck:
The East Carolina 4-H Club spent an evening at the A Time for Science learning center on April 24, 2009 for the purpose of collecting insects. A lot of different types of insects were collected. Once collected, they were identified and jarred for later processing and display.
ECU professor Tim Christensen helped with the collection and identification of the insects. He is the 4-H group’s entomology activity coordinator. The group has learned a lot from Professor Christensen and did well in competition at the North Carolina State Fair held in October 2009.
Several display boxes were submitted and the group brought home several awards. In the Special Study Collection category, Emma Christensen won 1st; her brother Sam won 2nd; and Alina Suedbeck and her sister Cassandra won 3rd and 4th place.
In the General Collection category, Micheala Rappleyea won 1st and Danielle Henderson won 3rd place.
In the Clover Bud Collection category, Xander Moore took honorable mention.
