Francis Milburn Howlett
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| Born | Francis Milburn Howlett 5 January 1877 |
| Died | 20 August 1920 (aged 43) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Wymondham Grammar School Bury St Edmunds Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Entomologist |
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Francis "Frank" Milburn Howlett (5 January 1877 – 20 August 1920) was a British entomologist who served in India in the position of a Second Imperial Entomologist, a position which was later changed to the Imperial Pathological Entomologist in India. He specialized in insects (mainly Diptera - sandflies) and parasitic ticks of medical and veterinary importance. A major discovery by him was the attractant methyl eugenol and its effect on flies of the genus Bactrocera.