Sponsored by The American Entomological Society
1987 to the present
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Sponsored by The American Entomological Society 1987 to the present |
| YR | AWARD | NAME | GRADE | PROJECT | SPONSOR & SCHOOL |
| 1987 | Winner | Margot Livingston | 7 | What are the effects of gypsy moth spraying on the eastern black swallowtail butterfly? | Allen Middle School, Moorestown, NJ |
| 1988 | Hon. Mention | Frank Stempin | 11 | The relationship between visual disruption and equilibrium in crickets | Helene Flounders Cardinal O'Hara H. S., Springfield, PA |
| 1989 | Winner | David Zonies | 9 | Simulated global stratospheric ozone depletion and increased UV radiation: Dose response of Drosophila melanogaster. | Helen Ericson Northeast High School Philadelphia, PA |
| 1989 |
First Runner Up | Danielle Anctil | 9 | The amounts of various types of wood consumed by termites. | Mr. Waltman Upper Dublin H. S. Fort Washington, PA |
| 1989 |
Second Runner Up | Jeannette Johnston | 11 | A comparative study of the diversity in populations of species of arthropods found in fallen pine cones. | George Moore Atlantic City H. S. Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1989 |
Hon. Mention | Rosemarie Monzo | 12 | C-banding of preserved chromosomes of the species, Aedes egypti. | Daniel Lipinski Bishop Eustace Prep Sch Pennsauken, NJ |
| 1989 |
Hon. Mention | Craig Slawecki | 12 | Effects of antijuvenile hormone amounts on molting | John Sharp Archbishop Wood H. S. Warminster, PA |
| 1989 |
Hon. Mention | Gary Midelton | 12 | Gypsy moths: A problem and a possible solution through nucleopolyhedrosis virus | George Moore Atlantic City H. S. Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1990 | Winner | Jennifer Reynolds | 11 | Does the color of light affect the reproduction of Drosophila melanogaster? | Pilgrim Academy,
Egg Harbor City, NJ |
| 1990 |
1st Runner Up | Kimberly Wallace | 12 | The biological control of Tetranychus urticae by Amblysecius fallacus. | Lacey Twp. H. S. Lanoka Harbor, NJ |
| 1990 |
2nd Runner Up | Chaitanya Rao | 10 | Effect of testosterone on Drosophila melanogaster. | Debbie Stauffer Abington Friends School Jenkintown, PA |
| 1990 |
Hon. Mention | Jeanette Johnston | 12 | Comparative study of the arthropods found through Berlese extraction methods in tree-bound pine cones, fallen pine cones and soil. | Atlantic City H.S. Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1990 |
Hon. Mention | Al Dubeck | 11 | Nutrasweet vs Sunette | Archbishop
Wood H. S. Warminster, PA |
| 1990 |
Hon. Mention | Adam Slawwecki | 10 | Effects of 24 hour darkness on Manduca sexta. | Archbishop
Wood H. S. Warminster, PA |
| 1991 | Winner | Helen Glezos | 10 | Does captive feeding increas the growth and life span of the preying mantis? | Diana Probasco Woodstown H. S. Woodstown, NJ |
| 1991 |
1st Runner Up | Amy Dorfman | 9 | Farnesol vs natural predation: Will the benefits of a larvacide? | Dennis Erlick Central High School Philadelphia,PA |
| 1991 |
2nd Runner Up | Kevin Bonner | 9 | Substance preference among carpenter ants. | John Sharp Archbishop Wood H. S. Warminster, PA |
| 1992 | Winner | Amy Dorfman | 10 | Farnesol vs natural predation: Will the benefits of a larvacide outweigh the advantages of interaction in a food chain? | Dennis Erlick Central High School Philadelphia,PA |
| 1992 |
1st Runner Up | Dawn Riddle | 9 | The effects of chemicals on the pheromone trails of ants. | Dennis Erlick Central High School Philadelphia, PA |
| 1992 |
Hon. Mention | Denis Shmuler | 11 | Comparison of stem and leaf growth of European violets germinated in harvester ant nests. | Vickie Bejda Ocean Township H. S. Oakhurst, NJ |
| 1992 |
Hon. Mention | Gisela E. Invaste | 11 | Effect of protozoan Lambornella clarki on larval populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in the laboratory. | Vicki Bejda Ocean Township H. S. Oakhurst, NJ |
| 1993 | Winner | Justin Schilling | 10 | The effects of a limestone tributary on invertebrate life in the Wissahickon Creek. | Emily Paar Abington Friends School Jenkintown, PA |
| 1993 |
1st Runner Up | Benjamin Martin | 10 | The extraction and testing of natural pesticides. | Debbie Stauffer Abington Friends School Jenkintown, PA |
| 1993 |
Hon. Mention | Ben Blanchard | 7 | A quantitative study of water quality in local streams using macroinvertebrates. | Richard Close Indian Valley Middle Sc Harleysville,PA |
| 1994 | Winner | Ben Blanchard | 8 | A quantitative study of water quality of local streams over a one year period using macroinvertebrate sampling as a relative measure of stream water quality. | Richard Close Indian Valley Middle Sc Harleysville,PA |
| 1995 | Winner | Lisa Patrick | 9 | Effects of chlorine-treated wastewater on benthic invertebrates | Dennis Erlick Central High School Philadelphia, PA |
| 1995 |
1st Runner Up | Joshua Rufe | 8 | Preying mantises | Robert Habel Pennridge Cent. Jr. H. S. Perkasie, PA |
| 1995 |
Hon. Mention | Galeet Cohen | 10 | The effect of gypsy moth infestation on the productivity of tulip poplar and oak trees | Dennis Erlick Central High School Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | Winner | Andrew Short | 10 | Construction of a laboratory stream
environment for studying stream invertebrates. Other awards (1) |
Bob Gross Glasgow High School Glasgow, DE |
| 1997 | Winner | Steven Molnar | 10 | Parasites to the rescue? A sutudy to determine which species of endoparasiods affects the pest C. parallela. | Tri-County Home Educators |
| 1998 | Winner | Sarah Wright | 9 | How do butterflies see each other? | Mr. Leslie Powers North Penn High School Lansdale, PA |
| 1998 |
1st Runner Up | Ross Lang | 7 | Is it time for lunch? Temporal Learning in Yellow Jackets. | Home schooled |
| 1998 |
Hon. Mention | Abigail Kochanik | 11 | To kill or not to kill? The insect vs. the pesticide. | Patricia Sidelsky Cherokee High School Marlton, NJ |
| 1999 | Winner | Ross Lang |
|
Maximum Moth Metabolism | Home schooled |
| 1999 |
1st Runner Up | Abigail Kochanik |
|
To Kill or Not to Kill? Part II | Patricia Sidelsky Cherokee High School Marlton, NJ |
| 2000 | Winner | Karan Dhadialla |
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Will two insect growth regulators cause insect control or insect growth? | Unami Middle School Chalfont, PA. |
| 2001 | Winner | Steven Starr |
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Moth Egg Differentiation Using Electron Microscopy and Staining | Upper Dublin
High School Ft. Washington, PA |
| 2001 | 1st Runner Up | Anika Vaidyanathan |
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Monitoring Neighborhood Streams | Bancroft Academy Wilmington, DE |
| 2002 | Winner | Boris Zinshteyn |
|
The effect of citrus fruit extracts on termites | Dennis Erlick Central High School Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002 | Hon. Mention | Andrew Johnston |
|
Larger Termite Baits for Improved Study and Collection of Isopterans | The Charter School of Wilmington, DE |
| 2003 | Winner | D. J. Haney |
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To Bite or Not to Bite | William Allen Middle School, Moorestown, NJ |
| 2003 | 1st Runner Up | Daniel Zinshteyn |
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DEET: Are there Hidden Dangers? | Baldi Middle School, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2003 | 2nd Runner Up | Courtney Cope |
|
Horned Passalus Beetles Can Pull Their Own Weight, Can You? | Penn View Christian School, Souderton, PA |
| 2004 |
Winner |
Brady
Rollins |
8 |
Terminating Termites |
Towle Institute Hockessin, DE |
| 2004 |
1st Runner Up |
Sam Spoor |
7 |
Battling Mosquitoes |
Woodlyn Christian School Woodlyn, PA |
| 2004 |
2nd Runner Up |
Natalie
Piger |
7 |
Growing to set free, A Butterfly's Life |
St Anne's School Bethlehem, PA |
| 2005 |
Winner |
Sarah
Kirk |
8 |
Host Specificity in Two Species of
Insect Infesting Paristoid Wasps |
Unionville
High School Kennett Square, PA |
| 2005 |
1st Runner Up |
Samantha
Neugebauer |
11 |
Will My Ants Yield to a Magnetic Field? |
St. Basil Academy Jenkintown, PA |
| 2005 |
2nd Runner Up |
Daniel
Zinshteyn |
10 |
An Investigation of Organic Pesticides
on Stored Products |
Central
High School Philadelphia, PA |
| 2005 |
Hon. Mention |
June
Maloney |
8 |
How Will Altering the Diet of Tobacco
Budworm Affect Its Maturation Rate? |
Upper
Pittsgrove School Monroeville, NJ |
| 2005 |
Hon. Mention |
Stacy Candelario |
8 |
Navigational Skills With Ants |
Broughal
Middle School Bethlehem, PA |
| 2006 |
Winner | William
Hockeimer |
9 |
PCR Amplification of
mDNA
from a Mexican Geometrine Moth Species |
John Gruber Friends Central School, Wynnewood, PA |
| 2006 |
1st Runner Up | Natalie
Raider |
12 |
The Effect of
Hyperoxic
Environment on the Development and Fecundity of Drospophila melanogaster |
William Anderson Unionville High School Kennett Square, PA |
| 2006 |
2nd Runner Up | Andrew
Anderson |
11 |
Arthropod Behavior:
Taxis, Kinesis, Communication, and Predation |
William Anderson Unionville High School Kennett Square, PA |
| 2006 |
Hon. Mention | Jenna
Keenan |
8 |
Mosquito: Where Art
Thou? |
Christine Camarda Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, Englishtown, NJ |
| 2006 |
Hon. Mention | Jennifer
Huang |
8 |
Can Garlic and
Onions be used as a Natural Pesticide against Ants? |
Dana Prendergast Arcola Intermediate School, Norristown, PA |
| 2007 |
Winner | Clair
McKittrick |
7 |
A Behavioral Study of
Attractants and Repellants to Periplaneta
americana |
Nina Leifeste-McKittrick Cedar Drive Middle School, Colts Neck, NJ |
2007 |
1st Runner Up |
Timothy
Harper John Coffey Andy Styer |
6 |
Is Cobbs Creek Polluted? |
Peggy Styer PA Cyber Charter School, Havertown, PA |
| 2007 |
Hon. Mention | William Hockeimer | 10 |
Mitochondrial DNA
Sequences as a Tool for Studying Geometrine Moth Taxonomy |
John Gruber Friends Central School, Wynnewood, PA |
| 2007 |
Hon. Mention | Renee Hadley |
12 |
Relationships between Reticulotermes malletei and R. flavipes Termites. |
The Charter School of Wilmington, DE |
| 2008 |
Winner |
Madeline
Beitz |
11 |
The Effects of
Turbulence
on Butterfly Flight |
Scott Stein Springside School, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 |
1st Runner Up |
Matthew
Nicewinter |
11 |
The More, the Merrier? Analyzing the number of termites necessary to establish a viable colony | William Nicewinter The Christian Academy, Brookhaven, PA |
| 2008 |
2nd Runner Up |
Shyanne
Marquette |
6 |
Mosquito Attaction |
Janet Snape Collegium Charter School, Exton, PA |
| 2009 |
Winner |
Sophia Srinivasan |
10 |
Does Halyomorpha halys use olfaction to
locate its host plants? |
Laura Kowalski Parkland High School, Allentown, PA |
| 2009 | 1st Runner Up | Kate Anderson |
12 |
PCR investigation of
viral correlates of Colony Collapse Disorder in the Honeybee |
Robert Helm Methacton High School, Norristown, PA |
| 2009 | 2nd Runner Up | Selena Millan |
8 |
To which flavors are
ants most attracted? |
Lori Cirucci Broughal Middle School, Bethlehem, PA |
| 2009 | Hon. Mention | Lauren Hinkel |
11 |
Ginger Snap! |
Julie McGlynn Central Bucks West High School, Doylestown, PA |
| 2009 | Hon. Mention | Matthew Nicewinter | 12 |
Comparing the feeding
efficiencies of [Reticulitermes]
flavipes and malletei. |
William Nicewin ter The Christian Academy, Brookhaven, PA |
| 2009 | Hon. Mention | Shyanne Marquette | 7 |
Chirping Thermometers |
Janet Snape Collegium Charter School, Exton, PA |
