Stafford, Eugene M., 1910-

Eugene Marshall Stafford (September 2, 1910-September 25, 1980) was born in Los Angeles, California, but spent his early years in Sacramento where he attended grade school, high school, and then Sacramento Junior College. In 1931, he entered the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned the B.S. and M.S. degrees in entomology. He then undertook further graduate work in entomology at Cornell University and received his Ph.D. in 1941. He returned to the University of California as Junior Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station and was promoted to Professor in 1958. Dr. Stafford's research interests focused on the use of chemicals for the control of insect pests of agricultural crops, especially scale insects on olives and figs. His work also included research on leafhoppers, mealy bugs, and mites that attack grapes. Most of Dr. Stafford's research, which covered a span of thirty-three years, was conducted in vineyards and orchards in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys. From 1940 to 1945 he was stationed at Kearney Park, Fresno, and then at the Davis campus where he remained until retirement. He was among the first to embrace the concept of integrated pest control and advocated its use for olive and grape pests. Dr. Stafford organized the Environmental Toxicology Department on the Davis campus and served as its chairman until it was firmly established. He was awarded a Fulbright lectureship in 1964, and taught at Ain Shams University, the University of Cairo, and Alexandria University in Egypt.

From the description of Eugene Marshall Stafford correspondence, 1945-1950. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 60553007

Biography

Eugene Marshall Stafford (September 2, 1910-September 25, 1980) was born in Los Angeles, California, but spent his early years in Sacramento where he attended grade school, high school, and then Sacramento Junior College. In 1931, he entered the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned the B.S. and M.S. degrees in entomology. He then undertook further graduate work in entomology at Cornell University and received his Ph.D. in 1941. He returned to the University of California as Junior Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station and was promoted to Professor in 1958.

Dr. Stafford's research interests focused on the use of chemicals for the control of insect pests of agricultural crops, especially scale insects on olives and figs. His work also included research on leafhoppers, mealy bugs, and mites that attack grapes.

Most of Dr. Stafford's research, which covered a span of thirty-three years, was conducted in vineyards and orchards in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys. From 1940 to 1945 he was stationed at Kearney Park, Fresno, and then at the Davis campus where he remained until retirement. He was among the first to embrace the concept of integrated pest control and advocated its use for olive and grape pests.

Dr. Stafford organized the Environmental Toxicology Department on the Davis campus and served as its chairman until it was firmly established. He was awarded a Fulbright lectureship in 1964, and taught at Ain Shams University, the University of Cairo, and Alexandria University in Egypt.

Source:

Bohart, Richard M., Laidlaw, Harry H., and Summers, Francis M. "Eugene Marshall Stafford." In Memoriam. [Berkeley, Calif. : Academic Senate], 1980.

From the guide to the Eugene Marshall Stafford Correspondence, 1945-1951, (University of California, Davis. General Library. Department of Special Collections.)