Alexander Craw

He was the first American entomologist to work in quarantine protection against foreign pests arriving by ship to San Francisco, California.

[1] Along with Albert Koebele he was involved in the introduction of Rodolia cardinalis from Australia to control Icerya purchasi.

[2] He was also involved in the introduction of Rhyzobius ventralis to control the black scale, Saissetia oleae.

After two years in San Diego, he worked at the Wolfskill orange groves in Los Angeles and became a member of the Horticultural Commission of California.

From 1890 he worked in the port of San Francisco as a quarantine officer to prevent the entry of potential pests.