Entomology Games
The Entomology Games is a college-bowl-style contest in which student teams from competing universities test their entomological knowledge by answering questions on insect science.
This year’s Entomology Games seek to ensure a fair, fun competition for all participants and an enjoyable event for virtual attendees! The ESA Entomology Games Committee has been adaptable and creative to develop the guidelines for our annual competition. Some aspects of the competition will feel familiar, but some will be quite different than the in-person competition. A single preliminary round with all teams competing will be conducted. The teams advancing from the preliminary round will compete in a final, synchronous round that will be showcased during the virtual ESA Meeting.
Videos
Previous Games videos are available here.
2020 Results and Previous Winners
Congratulations to Auburn University, winners of the 2020 Entomology Games. Below are results of the championship round, conducted in a virtual format during the Entomology 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting.
| Place | Team | Score (out of 40) |
| 1 | Auburn University | 27* |
| 2 | Boiler Bugs (Purdue University) | 27 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State University Team 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Gainesville Grasshoppers (University of Florida) | 25 |
| 5 | Arkansas Razorbugs | 25 |
| 6 | Texas A&M Team 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Rutgers Graduate | 24 |
| 8 | The Ohio State University | 22 |
| 9 | Texas A&M Team A | 21 |
| 10 | North Carolina State University | 21 |
| 11 | University of California, Davis | 20 |
| 12 | Checkerspots (University of Maryland) | 19 |
| 13 | "It's Getting Hot in Here, So Take Off All Your Molts!" | 16 |
| 14 | Nebraska BugEaters | 16 |
| *won via tiebreaker | ||
See the full list of past ESA Entomology Games results.