Afure Ejomah is a graduate student in the Department of Entomology at Pennsylvania State University, where she studies sustainable pest management methods for mushroom pests. She earned a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Animal and Environmental Biology from the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria, in 2018. Afure has worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research and at the Centre for Ecology, Ethnobiology, and Biological Control at the University of Benin. Her research interests include insect ecology, integrated pest management, sustainable agriculture, insect toxicology, plant-insect interactions, and invasive species management. Afure is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Organization for Biological Control, the Entomological Society of America, and the Entomological Society of Nigeria. She has received various awards, including the Best Presenter Award at the 6th Annual Global event by the International Agriculture and Development dual-title graduate program at Penn State. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Root and Snetsinger Award in Entomology, which enabled her to attend 2024 International Chemical Ecology Short Course at Penn State