![British Ambassador to the United States Sir Peter Westmacott, right, inducts UGA professor of entomology Keith Delaplane into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Feb. 11 at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/1514/Keith_Delaplane_1.jpg)
UGA Bee Expert
Keith Delaplane, professor of entomology in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has been inducted into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his research into honeybees and their disappearance.