Insect Art Contest Winners 2026 Announced

By Department of Entomology

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Each year the Kansas State University Pesticide Safety and Integrated Pest Management Program sponsors an insect art contest for youth and adults in the state. This year the theme for entries was “Metamorphosis Magic”. The goal of this theme was to explore insects that go through complete and incomplete metamorphosis, then create artwork that reflects what was learned.

The program has found that the state has a lot of artists who are creative and enjoy competing in this contest. First place winners in each division are as follows:

2026 IPM Art Contest Winners. K-2nd 1st division winner: Cora P. This is an illustration of monarch butterflies on flowers. There are some chrysalis hanging above with caterpillars below the butterflies on leaves.
K-2nd 1st division winner: Cora P.
2026 IPM Art Contest Winners. 3rd-5th division winner: Alexus P. The illustration is of some butterflies on flowers and milkweed. There are caterpillars on the leaves below the butterflies.
3rd-5th division winner: Alexus P.
2026 IPM Art Contest Winners. 6th-8th division winner: Anna S. It is a sculpture of a lunar moth on a branch pointed upwards. At the top is the adult moth and moving down is the cocoon, caterpillar, and eggs.
6th-8th division winner: Anna S.
2026 IPM Art Contest Winners. 9th-12th division winner: Marlee U. It is an illustration of a butterfly wings spread on a purple flowered milkweed with a clouded blue sky in the background. Inside of the wings patters is different stages of metamorphosis.
9th-12th division winner: Marlee U.
2026 IPM Art Contest Winners. Adult division winner: Amy M. She created a 3D sculpture of a butterfly. When you open up the butterfly, there is a metamorphosis cycle inside.
Adult division winner: Amy M.

Congratulations to all of the winners of this year’s contest. If you would like to view all the winning art, it is also posted on the Pesticide Safety and IPM page at Facebook

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