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John James DAVIS (1932-1970)
“Jack” Davis was born Ipswich, educated at Rosewood Primary and Ipswich Grammar schools and the University of Queensland majoring in Zoology and Entomology, BSc 1954, BSc (Hons) on tephritid fruit fly chromosomes 1958. Worked in Department of Agriculture and Stock (Primary Industries) 1953-1970. Located first at Toowoomba in 1953, where he worked on pests of deciduous fruits and ornamentals at Toowoomba and Stanthorpe, in addition to study of fruit fly chromosomes. Then moved to Brisbane from 1955 to work on pests of vegetables including mites on strawberries. In charge of Ayr field station in 1958, he worked on pests of tropical small crops and tobacco and fruits and vegetables. Transferred to Nambour field station 1963, worked on pests of fruits, vegetables and field crops of the region and specialised on taxonomy of tetranychid and other plant pest mites at a national level. Jack was a highly competent microscopist facilitating his studies on chromosomes and spider mites. Regrettably, he had to return early from an overseas PhD fellowship studying mite taxonomy and ecology at Louisiana State Univ. USA due to an illness which caused his early death in 1970. Jack also worked early at Toowoomba and Brisbane on projects on native rats as pests of plantation forestry and feral deer as part of the departmental fauna research programme.
Biography: Brimblecombe, A.R. 1970. Obituary – Mr J. J. Davis. News Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Queensland 71: 8-9.