Ashfaq A. Sial

Ashfaq A. Sial is a Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CAES). His research focuses on sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) for perennial fruit crops, emphasizing insecticide toxicology, resistance evolution, and invasive species like Drosophila suzukii.

• Key research areas include pesticide resistance mechanisms
• Development of systems-level pest management strategies
• Evaluation of biological control and host plant resistance

He has received numerous awards including the John Henry Comstock Award (2010) and multiple WSU and ESA research grants. His publications (2010–2013) address reduced-risk insecticides, mating disruption technologies, and GMO integration in pest management.