Welcome to the

Forest Health Lab

Dr. Elizabeth McCarty

Specialization

               forest health outreach, forest and aquatic insects,

integrated pest management,

insecticide efficacy, non-target insecticide risks

About the Lab

The UGA Forest Health Lab focuses on forest insect research and outreach to provide practical guidance on natural resources management.  Currently, lab projects involve hemlock woolly adelgid, Nantucket pine tip moth, stream macroinvertebrates, and pollinator habitat in urban forests.

Forest Health Lab News

Will Thayer won first place MS student presentation at the 2026 Southern Forest Health Work Conference.

Graduate students gave great presentations at the 2026 Southern Forest Health Work Conference.

Claudia presented a poster on pine sawyers and tornado damage in forests  (2026 Southern Forest Health Work Conference).

Aubree and a poster on her post-Hurricane Helene forest health assessment ( 2026 Southern Forest Health Work Conference).