Try as we might, our every attempt to control insects and weeds is met with an evolutionary response: they adapt and become resistant to the poisons. We fight back with new, improved chemicals—they respond by adapting again, and on it goes, over and over, as it has for the past sixty years. But Andy Dyer, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, University of South Carolina, believes that if we use the principles of evolutionary biology, we stand a good chance of taking control of our food supply and weaning our agricultural system from chemical dependence. Join us for a biological perspective on securing foods of our future. Dr. Dyer will speak at the Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, on Wednesday, June 10 from 7 – 8:30. Fee $10 general; students are free. Register online at my.arboretum.harvard.edu.
