Josef Schmidberger

Josef Schmidberger (November 4, 1773 – August 10, 1844) was an Augustinian priest and pomologist in Austria. He cultivated fruit trees particularly at the convent of St. Florian where he was a Canon Regular. He studied the insects that affected the fruit trees and pioneered biological control measures through the use of parasitic insects.

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