Ruth has previously worked on a project at Forest Research developing an integrated surveillance systems for invasive bark beetles including the use of Machine Learning and internet-of-things connected traps. Ruth obtained her PhD from Lancaster University with Rothamsted Research. Ruth’s PhD focused on interactions between native African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) and invasive moths fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and the implications for pest management. Prior to this she worked in the arthropod genetic group at the Pirbright Institute researching killer-rescue systems of Aedes aegypti and Plutella xylostella. Ruth completed a BSc in Biology at Royal Holloway University, before undertaking an MSc in Entomology at Harper Adams University.