Charles Lester Marlatt | |
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 Marlatt in 1890 | |
| Born | September 26, 1863 Atchison, Kansas, US |
| Died | March 3, 1954 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Kansas State Agricultural College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
| Institutions | Bureau of Entomology (USDA) Federal Horticultural Board Entomological Society of Washington American Association of Economic Entomologists |
Charles Lester Marlatt (September 26, 1863 – March 3, 1954) was an American entomologist who worked in the Bureau of Entomology of the US department of agriculture. He was involved in the creation of Plant Quarantine Act, applications of classical biological control, and recorded the emergence of broods of periodical cicadas across the United States. He also specialized on the systematics of the Tenthredinidae.