Walter Wilson Froggatt
Walter Wilson Froggatt (13 June 1858 – 18 March 1937) was an Australian economic entomologist.
During his final years, Froggatt was the only solid public opponent of the ultimately disastrous introduction of the poisonous cane toad into Queensland to control beetle pests in sugar cane – a view which cost him many supporters in the CSIR, among fellow economic entomologists (e.g. the HSPA's Cyril Pemberton) and even in the newspapers of the day.[1]
Works
Partial list
- Notes on Australian Cynipidae, with descriptions of several new species. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 7: 152–156 (1892).
- Insects living in figs, with some account of caprification. Agric. Gaz. N. S. W. 11: 447–456, 1 pl. (1900).
- with Frederic Webster Goding, F. W. Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29(3): 561–670. (1904).
- The insects of the Kurrajong (Brachychiton populaneum). Agric. Gaz. N. S. W. 16: 226–234, 2 pls (1905).
- Australian Insects. 8vo. Pp. i–xiv, 1–449, 37 pls. Sydney.(1907).
- A new parasite on sheep-maggot flies. Notes and description of a chalcid parasite (Chalcis calliphorae). Qld. Agric. J. 6: 177–179 (1916).
- The Appleleaf Jassid (Empoasca australis). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 29: 568–570. (1918).
- The digger chalcid parasite (Dirrhinus sarcophagae sp. n. on Sarcophaga aurifrons). Agric. Gaz. N. S. W. 30: 853–855 (1919).
- Sheep-maggot flies and their parasites. Agric. Gaz. N. S. W. 32: 725–731, 807–813 (1921). Hathitrust link
- Notes on the Spiny Green Phasma (Extatosoma tiaratum). Australian Naturalist, Sydney, iv, 16, 1 October, pp. 235–237 (1921)[2]
- Description of a new phasma belonging to the genus Extatosoma. Proc. Linn. Soc. NSW, 47: 344–345, pl. 38.(1922)Online[3]
- Forest Insects of Australia. 8vo. Sydney. Pp. i–viii, 1–171, 2 col. pls., 44 full pls., 33 text-blocks. (1923)
- Forest insects and timber borers. Privately Published iv +107 pp. (1927).
Legacy and Memoria
The Froggatt Prize for Science at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (the school which Froggatt's daughters attended) are named in his honour.
The Froggatt Awards are named in his honor, and are awarded by the Invasive Species Council of Australia.[4][5]
The insect genus Froggattisca is named after him,[6] as is the plant species Pseuduvaria froggattii.[7]
References
- ^ Turvey, Nigel; Cane toads: A tale of sugar, politics and flawed science; pp. 89–91, 144–147 ISBN 174332359X
- ^ Look Over There at home.swiftdsl.com.au
- ^ Look Over There Archived 11 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine at home.swiftdsl.com.au
- ^ "Froggatt Awards". Invasive Species Council. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Wright, Lyndsay (23 September 2005). "Stuffed cane toad award is important". ABC Rural. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Esben-Petersen, P. (1915). "Australian Neuroptera. Part ii". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 40: 56–74. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.18863. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q110158783.
- ^ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 27. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- Howard, L. O. 1930: History of applied Entomology (Somewhat Anecdotal). Smiths. Miscell. Coll. 84 X+1-564.
- Musgrave, A. 1937: [Froggatt, W. W.] Proc. R. Zool. Soc. N.S. Wales Sydney 1936/37 43–44, Portr.
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Froggatt, Walter Wilson". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- D. I. McDonald, 'Froggatt, Walter Wilson (1858–1937)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, MUP, 1981, pp. 591–592. Retrieved on 26 October 2008