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.
Yolanda Fanslow Chen
Publications
Pélissié, B., Y. H. Chen, Z. P. Cohen, M. S. Crossley, D. J. Hawthorne, V. Izzo, and S. D. Schoville. 2022. Genome resequencing reveals rapid, repeated evolution in the Colorado potato beetle. Moleular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac016
Brevik, K., E. M. Bueno, S. McKay, S. D. Schoville, and Y. H. Chen. 2021. Insecticide exposure affects intergenerational patterns of DNA methylation in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Evolutionary Applications 14 (3): 746-757.
Hodgdon, E. A., R. H. Hallett, J. D. Heal, A. E. M. Swan, and Y. H. Chen. 2020. Synthetic pheromone exposure increases calling and reduces subsequent mating in female Contarinia nasturtii (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Pest Management Science 77(1): 548-556.
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.
Associations and Affiliations
- Colorado Potato Beetle Genome Project co-coordinator
- Gund Faculty Fellow
- Entomological Society of America
- Society for the Study of Evolution
- Consortium for Crop Genetic Heritage
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Insect Ecology, Population Genetics, Agroecology, Evolutionary Biology, Insect-plant Interactions, Agroecology, Evolution, Epigenetics, Ecological Pest Management
Education
- Ph.D. Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
- B.S. Natural Resource Management, Rutgers University, NJ 1995
Contact
Email:
Phone:
- (802) 656-2627
Office Location:
209 Jeffords Hall
Office Hours:
By appointment
Website(s):
Courses Taught
PSS 106 Entomology and Pest Management
PSS 232 Biological Control
PSS 296/396 Ecological Frontiers in Agroecology