Born in Ayr but emigrated to California in 1873. After spending two years at San Diego, he moved to Los Angeles to take charge of the large orange grove founded by J.W.Wolfskill. He soon became a recognized authority on horticultural and entomological subjects and he founded the plant quarantine service in California. In 1904 he moved to Hawaii as Superintendent of Entomology and Inspector of the Hawaiian Board of Agriculture and Forestry at Honolulu. He died in the USA. Although most of Craw's work was on the Coccoidea, he also interested himself in beetles as pests. His collections were destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906. Gilbert (1977) lists seven obituary and other notices. (MD 4/02)
Dates
3 August 1850 - 28 June 1908