Ashley Leach, Assistant professor

Ashley Leach is a specialty crop entomologist at Ohio State University. Click the links below to learn more about her experience and interests.

OSU Entomology Faculty Link: https://entomology.osu.edu/our-people/ashley-leach-phd

Google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pF5izYMAAAAJ

Arnol Gomez, Graduate student

Arnol Gomez is a graduate student in the Entomology department at OSU. Coming from a diverse background working in vegetable cropping systems, he will continue to apply his expertise to develop pest management programs for OH specialty crop growers!

Breh Ruger, Graduate Student

I graduated from Albion College in 2023 with a B.A. in Biology and a B.A. in History. During my time in undergraduate, I worked in Dr. Abigail Cahill’s lab on researching the ecology of aquatic invertebrates in Michigan’s rare inland salt marshes. In 2022, I participated in an REU at the Kellogg Biological Station as part of the Landis lab, under the mentorship of Dr. Nate Haan. This research composed my undergraduate honors thesis on ecosystem services, specifically natural enemies, and using sentinel prey techniques. This experience solidified my interest to continue pursuing education and learn more about IPM strategies in agricultural systems. Currently, I am a first-year graduate student in the Entomology Department in Dr. Ashley Leach’s lab. Outside of the lab, I enjoy taking care of my many houseplants, spoiling my cats, Mumu and Snooki, and doing anything outdoors.