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Welcome
to the Insect Agroecology Lab
We are broadly
interested in understanding agricultural sustainability and how to farm
with nature. Much of our research focuses on how historical ecological,
evolutionary, and anthropogenic changes have facilitated insect pest
outbreaks in agricultural systems. By contrasting the ecology of
insects in their native systems with our current agricultural systems,
we can start understanding how changes to the landscape,
agroecosystems, crop plants, and the insects themselves have led to
pest outbreaks. Humans have strongly influenced insect pest evolution
and ecology through host shifts, crop domestication, change in
cultivation practices, and human-mediated translocations. Our research
studies these themes to determine how we can use ecological and
evolutionary information to improve sustainable pest management.
Contact
Inforation
Dr.
Yolanda Chen
Hills
Agricultural Building
105
Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone:
(802) 656-2627
Fax:
(802) 656-4656
Email: Yolanda.Chen@uvm.edu
Last modified August 19 2008 03:08 PM
