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Research, Discovery, and Outreach




Field Research




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We welcome undergraduates, graduate students, and collaborators who are excited about soil ecology, biological control, and microbial interactions. Whether you’re into fieldwork, fungi, or big data, there’s room for you here.

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Welcome to the Lab

Soil Ecology & Microbe–Insect Interactions for Biocontrol

Welcome to the Lab

Soil Ecology & Microbe–Insect Interactions for Biocontrol


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Welcome to the Lab

Soil Ecology & Microbe–Insect Interactions for Biocontrol

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Soil Ecology & Microbe–Insect Interactions for Biocontrol

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We welcome undergraduates, graduate students, and collaborators who are excited about soil ecology, biological control, and microbial interactions.

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Our Research

Fieldwork with earthworms

Earthworm Ecology

Studying how Amynthas earthworms reshape soils, nutrient cycling, and food webs.

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Fungal lab trials

Biocontrol with Fungi

Lab and field trials with Beauveria and Metarhizium to manage insect pests.

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Earthworm Ecology

Studying how Amynthas earthworms reshape soils, nutrient cycling, and food webs.

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Biocontrol with Fungi

Lab and field trials with Beauveria and Metarhizium to manage insect pests.

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OUR RESEARCH

Soil Ecology

Exploring how soil life—earthworms, insects, fungi, and microbes—shapes ecosystems and agriculture.

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Biocontrol with Fungi

Evaluating fungi as natural biocontrol agents, for resilient food systems and ecological restoration.

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Gallery

  • AK and NK
    Nolan Kurtz & Ari Kurtz-Papadopoulos
  • OL and AA
    Ollie Leibovich & Abey Acosta
  • NK
    Nolan Kurtz
  • OL
    Ollie Leibovich
  • KE
    Kit Eller
  • EH and OL
    Erica Hoover & Ollie Leibovich
  • OL, KE, AA, and EH
    Erica Hoover, Abbey Acosta, Kit Eller & Ollie Leibovich
  • OL in the field
    Ollie Leibovich
  • OL, AA, and KE
    Ollie Leibovich, Abbey Acosta & Kit eller
  • EH solo
    Erica Hoover
  • OL in action
    Ollie Leibovich
  • KE solo
    Kit Eller