534: Investigating How the Development of Agriculture Has Shaped the Ecology and Evolution of Insect Pests - Dr. Yolanda Chen

Summary: Dr. Yolanda Chen is a Gund Fellow in the Gund Institute for Environment and Associate Professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Vermont. She is working to understand the origins of insects as pests in agriculture. She is interested in understanding how insect pests have become so successful, including invasive insect pests like the swede midge that impacts local growers. Yolanda has fun running and exploring the world through food with a local cookbook discussion group.