Archive of past Queensland Entomologists
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Astley Chavard ARVIER (1919-1996)
“Maurie” Arvier was born in Bardon, Brisbane, and was educated at Rainworth Primary and Brisbane Grammar schools. On leaving school, he went on active service as a Troop Commander (Captain) with the 2/10 Field Artillery Regiment and achieved distinction during their campaign and internment years in Malaya. As an ex-service student, he attended University of Queensland, BAgrSc 1950. On completion of university studies, he was appointed to the Department of Agriculture and Stock , Kingaroy, as Agronomist, 1950-53. He then joined ICI Brisbane as a technical officer, 1954-72, submitting his MAgrSc in 1971 on basis of six published papers on pre-harvest desiccation of sugar cane and related studies. Returned to the Department of Primary Industries, Indooroopilly in 1973 as an agricultural standards technologist until retirement in 1984. Maurie specialised in pesticide usage especially against insects, weeds and plant diseases at ICI and seed quality research and phytosanitary regulation at Indooroopilly. Throughout career was widely recognised for his support to entomology researchers with pesticide information and technical materials. Was active in amateur groups and involved with native plants, particularly rainforest trees at the Sherwood Arboretum, as well as the Entomological Society of Queensland where he was business manager of the journal in 1963.