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Two people in outdoor gear stand by a white University of Georgia vehicle parked on a leaf-covered road in a wooded area.

 Entomology February 03, 2026

Researching the world’s only black fly colony

CAES graduate students Anita Giabardo (left) and Mekidani Jacob Salu have been selected as 2025–28 FFAR Fellows, advancing research in crop resilience, disease resistance and global food security through the prestigious agriculture leadership program. (Photos by Sean Montgomery)

 Agriculture December 15, 2025

CAES graduate students selected as FFAR Fellows to tackle global agriculture challenges

Recently, Elmer Gray, UGA Cooperative Extension entomologist and director of the Black Fly Lab, led a team conducting field studies for Valent BioSciences to test the effectiveness of Vectobac 12AS, a naturally derived larvicide that uses Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) to control black fly populations.

 Entomology December 15, 2025

Researching the world’s only black fly colony

Tens of thousands of honey bees live together in each hive. Pictured here are honey bees on a hive frame, and the queen bee is identified near the center by her long abdomen and a green dot.

 Entomology October 24, 2025

The honey bee secret to staying clean and healthy

Raj Khosla, an international expert on precision agriculture, will present a talk titled “Cultivating Intelligence: AI’s Past, Present and Future in Precision Agriculture.”

 Agtech October 10, 2025

D.W. Brooks Signature Event highlights precision agriculture, honors faculty excellence

Entomology Professor Gaelen Burke works in her laboratory at the UGA Biological Sciences Building. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

 Agriculture September 26, 2025

Faculty expand global research connections through AgINSPIRE

Image of a bouquet of small bright yellow sunflowers.

 Consumer Behavior September 12, 2025

Buying flowers may boost well-being, reduce stress

New UGA study aims to determine the effectiveness of probiotics

 Health & Medicine July 07, 2022

New UGA study aims to determine the effectiveness of probiotics

Todd Applegate, R. Harold and Patsy Harrison Distinguished Professor in Poultry Science, examines a chick in a research chicken house in 2017. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

 Agriculture January 28, 2022

Foundation’s $2.6M pledge supports poultry science

Taking part in the groundbreaking were, from left, Ryan Nesbit, Kelly Kerner, Kathy Pharr, Rahul Shrivastav, Provost S. Jack Hu, Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, President Jere W. Morehead, Gov. Brian Kemp, Marty Kemp, Nick Place, Kylie Bruce, Regent Everett Kennedy, Regent Philip Wilheit, Jennifer Frum, Arthur Tripp and Toby Carr

 Agriculture November 16, 2021

UGA breaks ground on new Poultry Science Complex