Humans have strongly influenced insect pest evolution and ecology through host shifts, crop domestication, change in cultivation practices, and human-mediated translocations. My research studies these themes to determine how we can use ecological and evolutionary information to improve sustainable pest management.
Instagram: @InsectAgroEco
Twitter: @Yolanda_H_Chen
Stratton, C. A., E. Hodgdon, C. Rodriguez-Saona, A. M. Shelton, and Y. H. Chen. 2019. Odors from phylogenetically-distant plants to Brassicaceae repel an herbivorous Brassica specialist. Scientific Reports. 9: 10621.
Hodgdon, E. A., R. H. Hallett, K. F. Wallin, C. A. Stratton, and Y. H. Chen. 2019. Racemic pheromone blends disrupt mate location in the invasive swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii.. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45(7): 549–558.
Chen, Y. H., J. Ruiz-Arocho*, E. J. B. von Wettberg. 2018. Crop domestication: Anthropogenic effects on insect-plant interactions in agroecosystems. Current Opinion in Insect Science 29: 56-63.
Stratton, C. A.*, E. A. Hodgdon*, S. G. Zuckerman^, A. M. Shelton, and Y. H. Chen. 2018. A single swede midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) can render cauliflower unmarketable. Journal of Insect Science 18(3): 1-6.
Brevik, K.*, L. Lindström, S. D. McKay, and Y. H. Chen. 2018. Transgenerational effects of insecticides – implications for rapid pest evolution in agroecosystems. Current Opinion in Insect Science. Special Issue, “Ecological Adaptation in Agroecosystems”.
Colorado Potato Beetle Genome Project co-coordinator
Insect Ecology, Population Genetics, Agroecology, Evolutionary Biology
209 Jeffords Hall
By appointment
Entomology & Pest Mgmt PSS 106
Biological Control PSS 232