# Leland Ossian Howard

> Leland Ossian Howard was a pioneer American entomologist who worked in the US Department of Agriculture. Serving as the chief of the bureau of entomology, a successor to C.V. Riley, he helped establish economic entomology as a profession in the United States and strengthened research activities, helping establish laws to prevent the introduction of agricultural pests. He was a specialist on the parasitic wasp family Chalcididae, and contributed to the introduction of biological control agents for pest management. Howard also took an interest in medical entomology.

*American entomologist (1857-1950)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1857-06-11
- **Died:** 1950-05-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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