Over 120 models were entered in the 2009 Great Insect Fair. Models were constructed at home and judged at the Insect Fair by three Penn State entomologists.
Above are 4 of the Build-A-Bug winners from the 2009 Great Insect Fair: Will Daubenspeck, Cole Daubenspeck, Patrick Levin, and Liza Levin.
Voting by the public for a Crowd Favorite Award was also held. This year's Crowd Favorite Award was given to Deven Shah. (image not available)
Listing of winners:
Kindergarten:
1- Willow Martin- Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (image)
2- Allen Dunham
3- State College Friends School- Assortment of Butterflies
1st Grade:
1- Liza Levin- Blue Morpho Butterfly (image)
2- JoHannah Walters- Common Walking Stick (image)
3- Noelle Ledford- Honeybee (image)
2nd Grade:
1- Trey Crowley- Red-Kneed Tarantula (image)
2- Brizhette Jung
3- Trestan McCalpin- Oil Beetle (image)
3rd Grade:
1- Timothy Crowley- Wolf Spider (image)
2- Patrick Levin- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (image)
3- Joshua McClelland
4th Grade:
1- Caleb McGee- Bald Face Hornet (image)
2- Nathan Alban and Chris Scalies- Scolopendrid Centipede (image)
3- Deven Shah
5th Grade:
1- Trey Koehle- Monarch Butterfly (image)
2- Cole Daubenspeck- Water Strider Nymph (image)
3- Velanna Skripek
6th Grade:
1-
2-Will Daubenspeck- Wheel Bug Nymph (image)
3- Ruthie Grumbine- Net-Winged Beetle (image)
Honey bee model.
Oil Beetle by Trestan McCalpin, 2nd Grade, 3rd Place
Pipevine Swallowtail by Willow Martin, Kindergarten, 1st Prize
Bald Faced Hornet by Caleb McGee, 4th Grade, 1st Prize
Blue Morpho Butterfly by Liza Levin, 1st Grade, 1st Prize
Wolf spider by Timothy Crowley, 3rd Grade, 1st Prize
Common Walking Stick by JoHannah Walters, 1st Grade, 2nd Place
Red-kneed Tarantula by Trey Crowley, 2nd Grade, 1st Place
Brown Marmorated Stinkbug by Patrick Levin, 3rd Grade, 2nd Place
Monarch butterfly by Trey Koehle, 5th Grade, 1st Place
Wheel bug nymph by Will Daubenspeck, 6th Grade, 2nd Place
Water Strider Nymph by Cole Daubenspeck, 5th Grade, 2nd Place
Net-Winged beetle by Ruthie Grumbine, 6th Grade, 3rd Prize
Scolopentrid Centipede by Nathan Alban and Chris Scalies, 4th Grade, 2nd Prize
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