Doug Waterhouse
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Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(3 June 19161 December 2000) was an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n entomologist.
Waterhouse was the chief of the CSIRO entomology division from 1960 - 1981. He is best known for the invention of the active ingredient in Aerogard
Aerogard
Aerogard is an Australian brand of outdoor insect repellent, that is applied directly to the skin.It comes in a variety of application types, including aerosol sprays, bottled creams and roll-ons....
, an Australian insect repellent
Insect repellent
An insect repellent is a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects from landing or climbing on that surface. There are also insect repellent products available based on sound production, particularly ultrasound...
. He also gave his consent to the Australian Dung Beetle Project
Australian Dung Beetle Project
The Australian Dung Beetle Project , conceived and led by Dr. George Bornemissza, of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation , was an international scientific research and biological control project with the primary goal to introduce foreign species of dung beetle to...
(1965-1985) which saw the introduction of dung beetle
Dung beetle
Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. All of these species belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae. This beetle can also be referred to as the scarab beetle. As most species of...
s to Australia as a fly control measure.
