Floyd Franklin Smith Papers

Floyd Franklin Smith (1900-1984) worked as an entomologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 40 years and was recognized as an international authority on the biology and control of insect pests of flowers and ornamental plants. In 1929, Smith served as an associate entomologist with the Bureau of Entomology, stationed at Arlington Farms in Rosslyn, Virginia. From 1931 until his retirement in 1970, Smith served as an entomologist for the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Truck Crop and Garden Insects Sections. He wrote and contributed to approximately 348 publications on insects and plants.