{{Short description|Australian entomologist (1896–1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{scholia}} '''Alan Parkhurst Dodd''' (8 January 1896 – 3 July 1981) was an [[Entomology|entomologist]] in Australia. He introduced the [[Cactoblastis cactorum|Cactoblastis moth]] as a [[Biological pest control|biological control]] for [[Prickly pears in Australia|prickly pear]]. His father was the entomologist [[Frederick Parkhurst Dodd]].
He was featured in the Magnificent Makers exhibition at the [[State Library of Queensland]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://makers.slq.qld.gov.au/|title=Magnificent Makers: Queensland inventors and their curious creations|date=2017|website=[[State Library of Queensland]]|access-date=14 May 2018|archive-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513132948/http://makers.slq.qld.gov.au/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== References == <references /> * [https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dodd-alan-parkhurst-12425 Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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