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Entomology

Department of Entomology

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Our Extension Specialists

Name

Areas of Expertise

E-mail Contact

Joe Boggs

OSU Hamilton County
Ornamental Pest Management, Asian Longhorn Beetle

boggs.47@osu.edu

Luis Canas

Greenhouse vegetable and hemp insects, ornamental floriculture and interiorscapes. IPM, Biological Control

canas.4@osu.edu

Denise Ellsworth

Bee Lab Website
Bees and Wasps, Pollinator Education, Community Science, Phenology, Pollinator Habitat

ellsworth.2@osu.edu

Mary Gardiner

Gardiner Lab Website
Urban Habitats for Insect Conservation, Supporting Natural Pest Control in Gardens; Community Science Programs 
4H Entomology Programs

gardiner.29@osu.edu

Ashley Leach

The Ashley Leach Lab website
Specialty Crops Entomology; Vegetable and Fruit Pest Management

leach.379@osu.edu

Megan Meuti

The Megan Meuti Lab website
Mosquitoes, Insect Seasonal Responses, Insect Education and Outreach, Insect Physiology

meuti.1@osu.edu

Andy Michel

Agronomic Crop Insects website
Integrated pest management for agronomic crops

michel.70@osu.edu

Kayla Perry

The Perry Lab website
State Extension Specialist, Forest Entomology

perry.1864@osu.edu

Larry Phelan

Insect-plant interactions, Biological farming; Chemical Ecology & Metabolomics

phelan.2@osu.edu

Sarah Short

The Short Lab website
Arthropod Borne Disease, Mosquitoes, Ticks

short.343@osu.edu

Kelley Tilmon

Agronomic Crop Insects
Ecology and management of insects in agronomic crops, including corn and soybean

tilmon.1@osu.edu

Sam Ward

Landscaped Ecosystem and Forest Entomology lab
Ecology and management of forest insects; Insect responses to climate change; Applied research on pests of woody ornamentals

ward.1792@osu.edu

Shaohui Wu

Turfgrass insect & disease control; Integrated pest management; Insect pathology

wu.6229@osu.edu