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Ashley Leach

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2008Rising activity

Publications

22

Citations

266

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
AI-generated

Ashley Leach studies how to manage insect pests in crops like onions, watermelon, grapes, and orchard fruit while minimizing insecticide use and protecting beneficial insects such as pollinators. This work combines field studies on pest biology (e.g., thrips, spotted lanternfly, codling moth) with research into practical, farmer-adopted pest management strategies and their effects on yield, pesticide use, and non-target species.

Integrated pest management (IPM)Insect pest biology and monitoringInsecticide use reduction and resistance managementPest-pathogen-plant interactions (e.g., thrips-transmitted plant diseases)Pollinator conservation alongside pest control

Publication output was low and sporadic from 2017-2024 (0-3 papers per year, including a gap in 2021 and 2023) but increased sharply in 2025-2026 with 6 and 3 publications respectively.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications20212022: 1 publication22232024: 1 publication242025: 6 publications6252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Pest Management Science×2
  • Environmental DNA×2
  • Journal of Integrated Pest Management×2
  • Journal of Economic Entomology×2
  • Journal of Pest Science×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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