Background
Quayle, Henry Joseph was born on April 29, 1876 in Isle of Manitoba, England. Son of John and Jane (Skinner) Quayle.
Quayle, Henry Joseph was born on April 29, 1876 in Isle of Manitoba, England. Son of John and Jane (Skinner) Quayle.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois, 1903. Master of Science, University of California, 1911.
Came to the United States, 1880. Nursery inspector, Illinois, 1903. Assistant in entomology, University of California, 1903-1905.
Instructor zoology, Iowa State College, 1905-1906.
Assistant professor entomology and assistant entomologist, Agriculture Experiment Station, University of California, 1906-1912, associate professor and associate entomologist, 1912-1915. Now professor entomology, University of California Citrus Experiment Station.
Conducted 1st large scale mosquito campaign in west, 1904-1906. Collaborator Federal Horticultural Board on Mediterranean fruit fly study, Spain, Italy, Egypt, Palestine, and general citrus insects in India, Japan, and Hawaii.
Studied citrus insects in Australia, Spain, and Italy, 1923.
Introduced cyanide fumigation methods, particularly calcium cyanide, in Australia. Introduced liquid hydrocyanic acid and dust method of fumigation in Spain, dust cyanide method of controlling rabbits in Australia. Delaware Pan-Pacific Scientific Congress, Sidney and Melbourne, Australia.
Delegate 4th International Entomological Congress, Ithaca, New York, 1928.
In charge federal government fruit fly survey, Bermuda, Azores, Mediterranean region and South Africa, 1929-1930. Member commission to advise on fruit fly campaign in Florida, 1930.
Twice president American Association Economics Entomologists (Pacific slope branch). 1st president Entomological Club of Southern California.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta. Author: Citrus and Other Subtropical Fruit Insects, 1938. Also numerous bulletins, report and papers, chiefly on subtropical fruit insects.
Address: University of California Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside California‡.
Member commission to advise on fruit fly campaign in Florida, 1930. Twice president American Association Economics Entomologists (Pacific slope branch). Club of Southern California.
Member Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta.
Married Mary Elizabeth Reed, July 7, 1915.